r, r rV,x-Tx-n OTfF'J'MN. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 1012.
PENDER'S ANXIETY
TARGET OF STATE
PENDER MURDER TRIAL JURY PHOTOGRAPHED 02f VISIT TO
SCENE OF KILLING. -
PLAIN TALKS UPON PUBLIC UTILITIES
NO. 3. .
Defense Indicates Prisoner
Feared Weasels Among
Chickens, However.
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CURIOUS CROWD GATHERS
( on rtroom Is Thronged on First
Tny of Tfullmnnjr Much of Kvl-dence-
Is Circumstantial In
discreet Juror Kkcused.
T. HELENS. Or, June . Bpeclal.)
The alleged ntnomnMi of John Ar
thur Pender and hi anxiety to net
away when he and other neighbors
war summoned to the lonely cabin
elx miles inuthwtil of Scappoose, In
which Mm. Palsy Wthrman and her I-year-old
baby war murdered Bcptem
ber 4. Ull. waa an Important part of
tha testimony developed at today's ees
alon of the trial of Pander, who la
charged with tha crime. Tha state la
aeeklng to convey to tha Jury the Im
pression that hla unrealn.ee waa
rauaed by tha proximity of the bodies
of Ma allayed victims and by his fear
of suspicion.
Questions ssbsd on rross-examlna-tlon
by John T. Logan, one of tha ac
cused man's attorneys. Indicate that
tha defense will contend that hla
anxiety waa caused by fear that waa
aela might devour hla chickens. In
fart, according to Mr. Logan, mora
than a acera of them fell prey to these
animals the very nsxt day. Coroner
Hherwood said that Pender trembled
when taken Into tha cabin to Identify
tha bodlea.
Today waa tha flrst on which actual
testimony was taken. Tha courtroom
was crowded and many ould not cat
In.
Wttaeaaee stand.
The wltneae examined Included
Sheriff Thompson, who outlined a por
tion of tha circumstantial evidence on
which It Is hoped to secure tha defend
ant's conviction; Mrs. Elisabeth Blercks,
a neighbor, who gave tha alarm which
led to the actual discovery of tha mur
der; It. P. Hunter, a deputy sheriff of
Multnomah County, who visited the
Wehrman cabin .with other officers of
Multnomah and Columbia counties the
day after the dead bodlea ware found:
Fraak H. Hherwood, Coroner of Colum
bia County: George Grant, a deputy
sheriff of Columbia County, whs resides
at Bcappoose, and A. N. Creadlck. a phy
elclan of Portland, who performed a
post-mortem on the bodlea of mother
and child.
Ir. Creadlck testified that .Mrs.
Wehrman had been shot twice through
the head and.onca through the body
and that two bullets had entered the
back of the baby's head and a thtrd
below tha tight ear. The front of the
mother'e skull had alao baen crushed in
with a blunt Instrument. Tha wltnaas
said that this wound might have been
reused by a blood-stained hatchet
which waa found rn tha Wehrman cabin
and which was Introduced In evidence.
Tha wounds were powder burned, he
said. Indicating that tha murderer shot
at cloae range.
According to Sheriff Thompson and
Deputy bherlS Qrant tha defendant ap
parently knew oa tha day that the
crime waa discovered that they would
b back. up that road again soon. At
this time na on sxoept tha officers
knew anything about tha murder, tha
only other person who baa a sus
picion being Mrs. Slercks, who drove
to Bcappooae to report her failure to
aaeura admission from Mrs. Wehrman
on two visits on succeeding days, eher
llt Thompson, who happened to bo In
Krappooae, and Deputy Kherlff Grant
left at one for the Wehrman cabin,
passing Pender's tent both going and
returning.
Peadev Calls OeTUers.
On the way up Pender, aooordlng to
the testimony of tha officers, railed to
know where they were going and
Grant replied, "up the road a little
waye." On tha way back they saw
him standing In front of hla tent. The
day fallowing, whan Coroner Hherwood
and others wars at the scene of the
crime, Pender la alleged to have said
to Grant In tha prasence of Thompson.
"I hollered at you fellows when you
wsra going to aVappooee yesterday. I
wanted to aand down by yon for some
shingle nails." The question Is: How
did Pender know that they were likely
to be back that way again?
Attorney Lgen on eroea-examlnatlon
asked If Pender had not really said
that ha wanted them to have shingle
nails sent up to him. but both wit
nesses vigorously denied that thla waa
the tenor of his rsmark.
Reveral articles ware Introduced In
evidence. Including the paper ad
dreeaed to Mrs. Wehrman. which Dis
trict Attorney Tongue declared he
would prove Pender took from the
Poatofflca at Bcappooae en tha day of
the murder, and a package which was
left in the croasroada mall bos by M re.
Ft. K. Bates on ffeetember S for Mrs.
Wehrman. These articles, Hherlff
Thompson stated, were found unopened
In the Wehrman cabin when he broke
open tha padlocked door on Septem
ber and dlaeovared tha bodies. Tba
theory of the stats la that tha defend
ant used their delivery as a pretext
to vlelt Mrs. Wehrman on the night of
the killing. The teatlmony ao far has
already ahown an Intent on the part
of tha murderer criminally to assault
tha woman.
Revolvera Exhibit.
Proof that Mrs. Wehrman fought In
defence of her honor and that her life
probably paid the penalty of her ef
forts waa afforded by a lone 32-call-ber
revolver bullet Introduced In vl
dence. Tha other six bullet intro
duced were all ll-ealber. those with
which ths mother and child were
killed. Tha atate haa promised to pro
duce evidence to show that Mrs. Wehr
man had a Il-oallber revolver. Thla
bullet was dug out of tha wall of the
cabin by Dr. J. II. Flynn, of Heap
poose, who wss one of those preeent
with Coronea Hherwood when the bod
lea were taken In charge. Tha revolver
disappeared from the cabin and It Is
preeumed that the murderer took It
with him when he left, padlocking the
door buhtnd him.
HtlU another exhibit la a hammer
with aj defective claw, which waa
found In the Klley and Hasson cabin,
from which tha revolver with which
the killing waa done la alleged to have
been stolen and to which It waa re.
turned. The Kiley and Hasson trunk,
from which the prosecution contends
the defendant took the revolver. Is
also In evidence. The lock shows proof
of having been removed by wrenching
and waa crudely replaced.
District Attorney Tongue said In bis
opening atatement that the atate will
prove Pender's ownership- of ths ham
mer with tba defective elaw, .and will
also introduce evidence to Indicate
strongly that ha Is ths man who stole
and replsced the pistol Furthermore,
he said, it will be shown that the bul
lets which killed Mrs. Wehrman and
her behy were fired from tbia identical
gun. The prosecution makes oa aecret
that a defect In the bora of the pistol
which Isavaa Its mark on tba ead of
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the bullets Is the means by which this
will be sccompllshed. "
aweatlago.May Aid State. '
Sheriff Thompson told the story of
a "sweeting" which the prisoner un
derwent In the office of Sheriff Stevens
st Portland on the night following his
arrest at Independence, Or. At that
time, the Sheriff aald. the defendant ad
mitted having failed to wind hla clock,
feed his calf or milk hla cow on the
night of the murder, which omissions
the prosecution takes to indicate great
mental perturbation. On cross-exami
nation. Sheriff Thompson became eome-J
what confused as to some of the. re
marks ha declared had been made by
Pender that night, particularly as- to
whether the prisoner had aald that be
lighted a lamp In the tent about T
o'clock on the night of the crime. This
Is Important. In. view of the fact that
the atate proposes to produce a wlt
neae who la' said to have coma by the
tent on hla way to Bcappooae shortly
after T o'clock, and who la prepared
to say that there waa no light, which.
If It la true, would Indicate -that the
defendant waa away from hla 'tent at
the Identical time. It la believed from
all clrcumatsncea, the murder occurred.
The prteoner haa atated that ha - re
mained at hla home all night, and that
the light burned continually till morn
ing. . -
Mcratchee which are alleged to have
been on Pender's fare tha day follow
ing the dlecorery of the crime also,
formed tha subject of testimony.
Sheriff Thompeon. Deputy Sheriff
Hunter, of Portland, and Coroner Sher
wood teetlfled to their presence. The
defense haa Intimated that Pender has
a face Subject to eruption and that
tha scratches. If any existed, resulted
front shaving.
One Jarer Indiscreet.
A surprise waa sprung before the
trial started today whan District At
toraey Tongue eald that counsel for
both sides had stipulated to sxcuss
Juror George R. Hyde. In bis P'eoe
Alhert Adams, a rancher of Deer Inland.
was drawn. All tha attorneys on either
side would ssy was that Mr. Hyoa nao
been indiscreet In bis remarks touch
ing upon tha case after ha had been
sworn to be a fair and Impartial Juror.
John IC Btevenson. who mads ,ths
opening statement for the defeoee, re
ferred to thd arrest of Pender at In
dependence. Or, a few weeks after the
murder, as a "comedy of errors. Sheriff
Thompson, he said, was so disgruntled
on dlecoverlng that Pender had a return
ticket to Portland and did not con
template flight that he left him prao
tlcally unguarded on the way back ta
Portland. Tha Sheriff teetlfled he waa
sitting In tha train within four sssts
of ths ons occupied by the prisoner and
hla wife, whom the defendant was
krk from the hoo fields. Mr.
Stevenson rsferred to Pender's failure
to attempt eseaps as proof of his In
nocence. He promised thst ths defend
ant will take
everything.
FLYER SEES DEATH
Vancouver Aviator Has Drop
Through Vacuum in Air.
GREAT HEIGHT SAVES LIFE
the stand and explain
HOSIER CROP BEST YET
BIGGEST EAKTKRX DKAUOtS
r RAISE APPLE YIELD.
Lark of Good Roads Is Greatest Re.
qulrement for Vpbulldins; of
Wasco County.
C. A. McCargar, one of the pioneer
apple-growers of the M osier district,
was at tha Multnomah last night on a
short business trip to Portland and
spoke enthusiastically of tha proapect
of the appla crop of hie district for the
present season. "This year's crop will
far surpasa that of any previoua year.
In fact none can be compared to It." he
said. "The Mosler district will prove
this year that It baa no superior in the
world for Yellow Newtowna and Spltx
enburgs and on land that is much less
sxpenslva than that of any approved
nnla.vravlnf district.
"My crop last yeaP was handled by
Btclnhardt Kelly, of New York, ths
biggest dealers in fancy fruit in the
United Stetas, and they said tha apples
were the best that came out of ths
Northwest or any other place and there
waa ao criticism to bo made of tha pack
or quality, resulting In their bringing
tha highest market price. Wa who grow
annlea In ths Mosler district know
that thla statement la true, as tha ap
ples reach their perfection wiutoui ir
rigation or other artlflcal aid and under
thess conditions the trees will produce
as many ancles as elsewhere.
"Tha great need of tha Mosler district
la better roads, so that tfia farmers can
market their products, and while ths
tsxea of Wasco County are nign. very
little of the money la devoted to the
real upbuilding at tha county. The
farmers and orchardlsts bava taxad
themselves heavily for new roads and
with tha added burden of building a
new courthouse, uey cannot do mora in
Justice to themselves. Even with this
handicap the district la growing pro
digiously and nothing can keep it from
becoming one of the largest producers
of hlh-grsds apples In the world.
All the-"Spring Mskl- song hits can
be beard at Kllere Muelo House, talking
machine department, second floor.
Machine Takes Sheer Dop .'of 100
Ffeet Before Planes Catch Air.
f Is 100 Vct Pmm Ground
r When Controlled.
"VAKCOtTVKK. BARRACKS.- Wash..
June e. Speetal.) Dropping sheer 100
feet In his aeroplane. Stlaa Chrlatoffer
aon. aviator, last night missed death by
the barest margin, while flying above
the barracks. Only tlie tact that Christ
offerson was flying at' a great height
eaved him from a like fate to Parmalee,
killed at North Yakima Saturday. -
Ascending Just at dusk Chrtstrfffsrson
circled aver Vancouver and tha barracks.-
. Tha ascent was mad In a com
paratively quiet - atmosphere, but on
reaching a height of 1000 feet or mora,
tha aviator encountered gusts full of
air holes.
It was with difficulty thst ha kept
control of his machine, and spectators
below were alarmed to eea it dip and
than suddenly drop direct for fully 100
feet, with Chrlstnfferson flgtlng to re
gain control. This tha aviator finally
accomplished when within 100 feet of
the earth. Ha at onca turned hie ma
china and descended on the barracks'
drill ground.
"I wouldn't take a chance like that
again for fl0.v00. said Chrlstoffsrson.
"That waa tha eloseet call I bava aver
had and I thought surely my time bad
coma. Tha air waa puffy and full of
holes, and my machine dropped 100 fast
befura I passed that apparent vacuum
and struck tha atmospheric cushion. I
waa able to right my machine than, but
only with difficulty. I -will not go up
again whan the air la ao treacherous."
SALMON MARKET GROWS
Pngetmnnrl hhlpa 40 Time More
in May Tbia Year Than Last.
SEATTLE. Wash.. June . (Special.)
Kx porta of canned salmon from Pu
get Sound In May were nearly 40 times
aa large aa the corresponding month
last year.
Tba months' exports aggregated 110.
SI4 pounds, compared with 73t pounds
In May. 111. Tle salmon shipped by
water from Puget Sound last month,
waa valued at f 17.281. compared with
(II In May. ltll.
Tha month'a shipments indicated.
among other things, that canned sal
mon Is becoming, more and mora a
world-wide staple, for exports were
made to nine different countries during
tba month, whereas a year ago ship
ments wera made to only three coun
tries. Following la a comparison table:
Shipments Qusntlty.Lba.
to lot:. lll.
Australia 1.424 .
British India .-. ...... 144
Bfih So. Africa li.nnn.
Chlls 4."0
Ecuador ....... Is :o 1400
Scotland 1.2X
rhlllp'ino lal'ad 1.2o
P'rtug-ee Africa 3..0 4.BO0
Strait iM'Im'u 2.ju
.Total ... 10.l4 T.J4S
Value
1U12. mil.
SoS
1.M-0 ..
t:iT
!. lu
o ....
, 420
2"0
tlT.2!S !
BERRIES SUN PRESERVED
White Salmon Growers Find Good
Markets for New Products.
WHITE SALMON. Wash, June 4
(Special.) Shipping "Sun Preserved
Strawberries" to Alaska Is what J. C.
F. Holcomb Is preparing for. So well
known has thla brand of home pro
served White Salmon berries become
that orders are coming from all parts
of the United States.
Mr. Holcomb and his wife formerly
were In the pickle business In Minne
apolis, know how to handle fralt. and
In the course of experimenting dis
covered the process which Is making
the Whlta Salmon berry again famous.
As soon ss a fev of his hurry-up ad
vance orders for this year are filled
Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb will take ateps
for the organisation of a company to
turn out ths fruit en a large scale,
which will mean much for this section
of tha country.
WATER USERS GIVEN TIMH
September 15 Is Dale Set for Hear
ing In I'matllla Hiver C'ae.
PENDLETON'. Or, June 4. (Spe
cial.) The bearing of tha adjudication
m yvaiiMir
We've dived ri$ht into the
wash suit proposition and
now. make an interesting
proposition to anyone inter,
ested in getting- the right va
cation tog? for the little
toddlers NOT the kind of
goods exploited in dry good
stores.
SPECIAL AT 00t TODAY
Wash suits in Russian and
sailor blouse styles for ages
2 to 10 years. You must see
them to appreciate the splen
did values.
I IOVJCIothingC(
JLii Val M 166-170 TYrd Stn
,0.
Street
Bet. Morrison and Yamhill
of water rlghta of tha Umatilla River
and Ita tributaries, which haa been
conducted for the past ten dsys at
Echo before Commlaaloner Charles
Cochran, waa transferred from Echo,
Or, to thla city yesterday, and after a
busy session at thla place waa ad
journed until September IS, when all
uaers may have opportunity of pre
senting their cases.
Water-usera have been represented
by a number of Pendleton attorneys,
while Oliver P. Morton, of ths Recla
mation Service, has appeared for ths
Government.
DRAIN EXPECTS RAILROAD
Surveyors' Arrival and Rumor of
Line to Coos nay Excites Interest.
DRAIN', Or!. June 4. (Special.) A
party of railroad surveyors passed
through here yesterday. From tha best
Information obtainable they wera Ore
gon Electric men. They looked over
South Drain carefully evidently look
ing for room for yards for a terminal.
They have a man here now contracting
for a lot of supplies for the party and
evidently they expect to ba around
here some time.
A well-known local capitalist has
been talking electric railroad from
Drain to Marshfleld. M claims to have
sold some stock and nrgotlatsd for
fn right of way with farmers along
tio proposed route. He asys there le
a man ready to take the matter up
when the proper time comes and fur
nish all tha money necessary to com
plete the. project. Whether thla haa
any connection with the eurvey party
remains to be prevsn but It Is tba gen.
eral impression here that It haa. Drain
may yet be the first point to have
railroad ronnertlon with Coos Ray,
whether the Southern Pacific builds or
not.
FINANCIER IDAHO SUICIDE
Robert Klddrr. Ileoently JVorn Chi
cs go. Hangs Keif In Barn.
POCATELLO, Idaho, June 4. (Spa
clal.) Robert Kidder, prominent busl
nesa man and financier, of Idaho Falls,
commlttsd suicide last night by hang
ing himself In his bsrn. Tha body was
found this morning.
lie was a recent arrival from Chicago
and Invested heavily In farm lands,
business property, erected a costly resi
dence and started wagon factory. It
la believed his investmento wera too
heavy and financial difficulties caueed
the rash act. lie leaves a widow, but
no children.
Klnglc Tax Opposed.
ALBA NT. Or.. June . (To the Ed.
tor.) At the session of the Linn Coun
ty Pomona Orange June 1, the follow.
Ing resolution was unanimously passed
and the secretary waa Instructed to
send a copy of the eaine to The Ore
giintan for publication: "Whereas, We
believe that tlie Urangers of Oregon
are opposed first, lsst and all the time
to any form of single tax, therefore
be it resolved that we, the members
of Linn County Pomona Pstrons of
Hoehandry wlh to go on recoM ee
Duplication of Investment
in a Public Utility
What is meant by duplication of investment
in public utilities?
Simply this two or more companies in the
field where one can render the service required.
Take two electric light companies for instance;
both issue bonds and stock to build power plants
far out in the mountains, auxiliary steam plants
in the city, install a net-work of poles and lines
for the distribution of its electricity and construct
conduits where required.
All this, where duplication of plants in a single
community exists, is a sheer waste of money and
the burden falls, in the end, upon the consumer,
for the fixed chargesinterest on the investment
enter largely into the elements of rate-making
We have every reason to believe that our
years of occupancy of the field, our splendid corps
of experts, our thorough knowledge of the busi
ness conditions of the city, give us a decided ad
vantage over anyone who may enter the field.
"But what about the customer?
What hope has he for lower electric light rates
when loaded up with a duplication of bonds and
stock?
What difference is there between watering
stock and duplication of the bond and stock issues
through the creation of two or more unnecessary
plants to supply a single market?
PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY
opposed to the use of the Psclflc
Orange Bulletin for any article favor
ing aald single tsx.
" T. M. MITCH ELI.
Secretary Linn County Pomona.
Albany Iloo.tera Visit Kugene.
ErCKNE, Or, June (Special.)
Six automohllea loaded with Albany
boosters Invaded Eugene Just before
noon today to advertise the celebration
of tha coming of the Oregon Flactrlc
and Invite the co-operation of Kugene.
An Informal reception was held at ths
Commercial Club rooms and luncheon
ass served at tha Osburn.
Railroad Man Bnya Land.
WHITE SALMON", Wssh... June 4.
(Special.! W. E. Watrous general su
perintendent of transportation, (treat
Norlhsrn Rsllwav, Ft. Paul, toured tM
section a couple of daya last week, and
before leaving purchased IS acres rf
orchard land of C K. Clackwell for
himself and friends In Ilia tail. A
portion of this Is In bearing trees, the
s-reater part still lo be Improved, which
Mr 'Watroiia will hava dona this year.
A poreus tleae fr veetllstlnn le belns
ma1. In Franc., the hulas b.lua email
enonah to .v-hirte Sii.t and draff.
I am a power for great good if you do not abuse my use.
In cases of need--1 do my work well.
I am a builder up of health and strengthin the hospital
or in the home.
For the invalid or the convalescent for the tired or over
worked I offer a great help. ' . .
A little of me goes a long way.
I have been among you for three generations.
I'm known as Cyrus Noble throughout the world.
W. J. VAN SCHUYVER Sc CO., General Agents, Portland, Oregon
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