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PRESIDENT
HULL IS
T
Ex-Federal Attorney
Is Pardoned;
JURY PACKED AGAINST HIM
Abhorrence of Burns' Methods
Is Expressed.
WILLIAMS PRESSES CASE
H. II. Hendricks Will Probably Be
Set Free, Too, but Pact He Con
fessed Perjury Dims Enthusi
asm in That Regard.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU Wash
Ington, Dec. 20. John II. Hall. ex.
United States Attorney, has been fully
pardoned by President Taft, announce
ment to that effect being made by the
Attorney-General today.
Hall Is pardoned on two grounds:
First, that the Department of Jus
tiee, after thorough Investigation, Is
convinced he was not guilty of the
offense charged- . and secondly, that
his conviction was secured by jury
"packed" by William J. Burns, as was
the Jury that convicted Wlllard N.
Jones.
Headrtrka Mar Be Freed, Too.
The pardon of Hall probably will be
followed later by similar action in the
case of II. H. Hendricks, self-confessed
perjurer, and inasmuch as the Depart
ment of Jastlce find that Hall could
not have been couvlcted except on
Hendricks' perjured testimony, there Is
little enthusiasm about granting blm a
pardon, and It he Is pardoned it will be
solely because of the character of the
Jury that convicted him, and In the
face of bis record, which Is prejudicial
to hia appeal.
Before recommending Hall's pardon
the Attorney-General submitted the en
tire record In bis case to two officials
of the Department of Justice, each of
whom without consulting the other di
gested the case and submitted an In
dividual report. These two reports
were Identical In effect and recom
mended the pardon of Hall on tne
grounds stated.
Hall Accused by Heney.
Hall was convicted on a charge that
was pressed by Francis J. Heney, then
conducting the Oregon land fraud
cases, and after Hall had been dis
missed from office on Heney's accu
sation that he was disloyal to the
Government The specific charge was
one of conspiracy against the Govern
ment and was based on delay in prose
cuting the Oregon Land & Cattle Com
pany, of which W. W. Stetwer was
president, for Illegal fencing of the
public domain. It was Bhown by the
records in the Hall case that while
there were delays In instituting pro
ceedings against this company they
were not unusual, and were. In fact,
occasioned by delay of land office in
spectors or agents In making an In
vestigation on which to base the. Gov
ernment's charges.
Hall, as records show, repeatedly
urged the land office to hasten its in
vestigation, but his requests were Ig
nored. When proceedings were start
ed Hall directed civil Instead of crim
inal prosecution, and for this he was
assailed by Heney, and political rea
sons were assigned for his course.
Cenrae Justified nr Precedent.
' The Department of Justice finds
from an exhaustive examination of
the records that it had been and still
Is customary to Institute civil rather
than criminal proceedings In cases o.
this character, and that Hall's decision
in this case was not only In accord
with precedent but entirely within his
proper discretion and was not censur
able In any way.
While the report of the Attorney
General and the letter of President
Taft are not made public. It is an
nounced officially that Hall is par
doned because the investigation shows
he was guilty of no offense whatever,
and because he was convicted by
Jurors drawn from a box "Improperly
filled through the machinations of Wil
liam J. Burns, in a manner made plain
at the time of Jones' pardon, and which
consisted principally in filling the box
with the names of men who had been
previously Interviewed and who were
found to be favorable to conviction in
land fraud cases regardless of what
evidence might be produced In court."
Appeal to Be Withdrawal
Hall was convicted on February 8, 1908,
and sentenced to imprisonment for 60
days and to pay a fine of $1000, and bis
appeal Is now pending berore United
States Supreme Court, but that appeal
will now be withdrawn. It Is shown
from records now In the possession of
the Department of Justice that Hen
dricks was the principal witness
against Hall, and it is the judgment of
department officials that but for lils tes
timony Hall could not have been con
victed. At the time be testified against
Hall. Hendricks had himself been con
victed of perjury, but was also under
Indictment with Hall and Immunity
was promised blm by Heney In that
case If he would testify against the
District Attorney.
Kneugh of the evidence m the case
was transmitted to the President to
show that Hendricks' testimoay against
Hall was unqualifiedly false, and he has
tCaocltKlcd on X'age 2.)
HOLDS
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HELP FOR LEPERS
SENT BY WIRELESS
CONCERT HELD OX LINER
CHIIDREVS BENEFIT.
AS
Wards of Territorial Government to
Bo Gladdened Christmas by
Gifts of Passengers.
siv irnAXVlsro. Dec. 20. (Special.)
While the oceanic liner Sierra from
Honolulu was storm-tossed last tues
av nlarht. nasscngers were singing
Christmas carols In a benefit concert
given for the children of leprous par
ents at the Kallhl receiving station.
The concert netted 160. which was sent
hv wiroiesK to the unfortunate children
of more unfortunate parents at the
leper colony.
a a thrsn children, who are foreve
fmm holnir with their parents
by reason of the malady, are provided
for by annual appropriations by tne
territorial government, the Instructions
were to use the money to buy toys for
the children.
There are 8J of these children or
leprous parents. At the leper settle
ment on the Island of Oahu there are
500 men and women who are forever
Isolated. Their children, who are
wards of the territorial government.
are in an institution at Kalaupapa, This
Is the first time that a charity concert
has been given on a Pacific liner in
mid-ocean. The Idea emanated from
E. K. Fernandez, a wealthy real estate
man and a former member of the Ha
waiian Legislature of Honolulu, who
was a passenger on the Sierra.
POPULAR BOOK LIST OUT
State Library Commission Tells of
Carnegie's Contributions.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.)
Chapman. "Story of Oregon"; Carroll.
Alice's. Adventures' in "Wonderland";
Powers, "Famous Pictures"; Ruskin,
King of the Golden- River"; Carpen
ter, "North America"; Grover" Sunbon-
net Babies' Primer"; Carpenter, "Asia";
Dodge, "Hans Brinker and His Silver
Skates";- Wlggin, "Birds' Christmas
Carol"; Carpenter. "Africa." This is- the
list of the most popular books In Ore
gon for 1912, according to the report
of the State Library Commission,
which has Just been issued.
The commission, now has a library of
24,000 volumes. Including books and
pamphlets, and 11.300 classified clip
pings. The report of the commission shows
that the state has so far received from
Andrew Carnegie 8433,000 for public
library- buildings. There are now 13
public library buildings in the state
and two-college library buildings.
"KING OF TRAMPS" HERE
Sailor of Many Voyages Selects
Sweden as Next Destination.
Frank Clark, "king of tramps," a
sailor who says he has visited every
port in the world and walked through
the principal countries on the globe. Is
making another visit to this harbor,
having returned on the German bark
Llsbeth, which Is a recent arrival from
Callao. About two years ago he shipped
on the German bark Klio for Callao
and returning made another voyage on
the schooner Lottie Bennett.
He says the next time he signs- the
articles it will be for a voyage that
wni land him where it will be an easy
matter to reach Sweden, as be regards
the hospitality of the inhabitants of
that domain as the most striking of
any his presence has graced. For 20
years Clark has followed the sea and
his friends here say that his wander
ings have no fixed purpose, as he is a
child of the wanderlust.
STOREKEEPER IS HELD UP
Robber With Gun Forces G. Carlson
to Iiook on as Till Is Emptied'.
Calmly punching the "no sale" but
ton on the cash register, a nervy rob
ber with a large gun at 5:45 o'clock
last night netted 842 in a store at 321
Twentieth street North, when be held
a revolver on G. Carlson, proprietor.
and ordered him to remain In bis seat
and not "make any fuss." Carlson sat
still under the gun until the robber
placed tho money In his pocket and left
the store, then he followed him out
to the street, but the thief had dis
appeared. Carlson was sitting alone in bis of
fice in therear of the store wheu the
robber entered. He quietly placed a
revolver at Carlson's head, and, keep
ing the storekeeper covered, backed
to the cash register and took its con
tents. HOLIDAY AT HOME COSTLY
San Franciscan rajs 9200 for Right
to Visit Family' Christmas.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. For the
privilege of spending Christmas with
his family. J. B. Ezra, a business man
of this city, paid 1200 Into the United
States Treasury today. He arrived to
day on the steamship Sierra from Hono
lulu and was immediately detained by
immigration officers because he had
sailed from here by the Japanese liner
Nippon Maru on December 7 and had
disembarked at Honolulu. It Is illegal
for vessels owned abroad to carry pas
sengers between American ports.
Students Will Spread Gospel.
MADISON, Wis, Dec. 20. More than
JOO students of the University of Wis
consin will spend the Christmas vaca
tion in visiting more than 100 towns
In the state spreading the gospel. The
campaign Is a result of a week's series
of evangelical meetings concluded at
the University of Wisconsin.
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DEMAND ON BO
IS BEING PREPARED
Note to Be Sent to
Ambassador Soon.
BRIGANDAGE AROUSES IRE
Action Justified by Reports of
Growing Lawlessness.
DEFENSE MEASURES FUTILE
George- Fred Williams Declares In
tention of Slaking Investigation
at Rivk of Iife, and Au
thority Will Ee Given.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Henry Lane
Wilson, United States Ambassador to
Mexico, who has been here in confer
ence with the State Department offi
cials regarding conditions in Mexico,
left today for New York, preparatory
to sailing for his post. He Is without
the expected notb or representation this
Government Is preparing to send to the
Mexican government demanding protec
tion for citizens and their property.
This action Is taken as a further evi
dence of the intention of the Adminis
tration to deal circumspectly with this
delicate situation. The communication
s being prepared .with the greatest
care in the State Department, and will
be transmitted to the United States Am
bassador early in January.
Strong; Brief Being Prepared.
The deliberation with which the offi
cials are moving is expected to result
In the production of a brief that is ex
pected to be well-nigh unanswerable
except by a promise of prompt and ade
quate action on the part of the Mexi
can government to meet fairly and
fully the demands of the United States
In the matter of the plain American in
terests in Mexico.
Justification for this demand by the
United States Is declared to be found
in the numerous reports from every
quarter that conditions In Mexico have
grown worse since the dispatch of Sec
retary Knox note of protest last Sep
tember, and that there has been a
marked increase In brigandage and In
the kidnaping of citizens of the United
States for ransom and In the levying
of forced war loans by rebels on Amer
ican mines and plantations.
Stone Urges Delay.
Senator Stone, of Missouri, who is a
member of the foreign relations com
mittee, issued a statement today In
which he expressed the opinion that the
present Administration should leave the
Mexican situation "in statu quo until
Governor Wilson assumes the Presi
dency." The sub-committee on foreign rela-
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SALVATION ARMY
VOLUNTEERS' OF
AMERICA
POLICE FORCE.
"GOOD FELLOWS''
SCAMENS
INSTITUTE
FRUIT AND fLPWER
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LNTEKURBAN AIDS OREGON
Prosperity, in which city and
country share alike, invariably
has followed the construction of
internrban electric railroads.
This has been demonstrated in
a dozen or more transportation
centers. Cleveland, Detroit, In
dianapolis and many other cities
have advanced as tho direct re
salt of their electric lines. .Los
Angeles citizens regard the sys
tem there as the greatest asset.
Portland and tho Willamette
Valley already have .benefited
from the internrban. The ' Ore
gon Electric, the United Kail
ways and the out-of-town ex
tensions of the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power Company
have opened up new districts,
taking to them the advantages
of the' city, increasing the popu
lation and the output of the soil.
The Oregonian Annual will tell
of the many additional electric
roads under construction. The
Portland, Eugene & Eastern
alone is preparing to operate
over 340 miles of track, and
when this- system is completed
there will be nearly 700 miles of
interurban tributary . to . Port
land. A valuable feature of the
Annual will bo a new double
page map of the 'Willamette-Valley
showing these lines and the
territory served.
The price of the Annual is 5
cents. Postage in the United
States and possessions, Canada
and Mexico 5 cents. Foreign
postage 10 cents. January 1 is
the date of issue.
CHRISTMAS PAYROLL BIG
Grays Harbor Companies Give log
gers Week to Spend! $175,000.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) All logging camps will be closed
for the Christmas vacation by tomor
row night and by.that time 3175,000 will
have gone out of Grays Harbor and
other Chehalis County bank? in pay
ment to the men, some of whom will
receive'-31000 Jn back wages." It Is esti
mated that more than half of this
money will have been spent back again
by Christmas eve. '
Owing to the extreme scarcity of logs
the loggers will have but short vaca
tion this year. Logging companies are
giving but from one week to 10 days'
leave. Longer idleness will cause the
mills of the harbor to shut down. There
Is such a boom In the lumber market
at this time, both rail, coastwise and
off-shore, that the mills are hardly able
to keep. up with orders. Logging camps
have been working, to capacity but are
hardly able to supply the demand. The
outlook is pronounced by all logging
and mill operators on the harbor to be
the best that the lumber Industry has
ever seen.
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"FIELD OF CHOICE"
Cabinet Decisions to
Be Made.Slowly.
STRICT SILENCE INDICATED
No Difficulty Encountered
Finding Men to Accept.
LEADERS ARE CALLED IN
Bryan lo Have Conference Witliiu
'tti- Hours, and Clark, Under
wood and Others Will Hollow
in Quick Succession.
TRENTON. N. J., Dec 20. Whether
William J. Bryan or any of the other
prominent Democrats being mentioned
by politicians for places in the Cabinet
of President-elect Wilson will be ap
pointed probably will not be definitely
known until a few days before inau
guration. Governor Wilson said tonight that
likely he would not make a single as
signment of Importance until about
March 1.
Within the next 24 hours he will talk
with Mr. Bryan and before New Year's
he expects to see Speaker Clark, Rep
resentative Underwoc-d and Senators
Hoke Smith, Gore and other prominent
Democratic leaders; but he indicated
that he meant to keep strict silence
about appointments until ready to
make a general statement on the sub
ject.
Letters Are Being Grouped.
"Scattering announcements would be
foolish," he said, "even If I had them
to make. I'll wait until pretty late.
The time will depend somewhat on the
number of written communications. All
these letters recommending Individuals
for office are being grouped and will
be taken up separately."
Mr. Wilson indicated that "he would
not feelat liberty . to. make .final de
cision until the merits of all possible
candidates had been set forth to him.
"What I am sincerely trying to do."
ho added, "is to see the field of choice
and to try to get as many opinions as
possible that are worth while."
No Reluctance Shown.
Mr. "Wilson was asked if he believed
he would encounter any difficulty in
geeting the men desired for Cabinet
portfolios to accept. It had been sug
gested that in the case of the Attorney
Generalship noted . lawyers often had
h,n rMnntanf to leava their nractice
and for this " reason many able men
had not been pushed by their friends.
"This has not been my experience
thus far." replied the Governor with a
smile.. "I have asked some people and
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RED CROSS SE ALS
FRAZER PETEMTlon
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CROWDS ON STREET
TO JOIN IN CAROLS
SPOKANE REVIVES OLD YUI.I
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Led by Four Sisters, Throngs Will
Chant Sacred Songs on Main
Thoroughfares Christmas Eve.
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 20. (Specipl.)
Along Riverside avenue on Christmas
eve will resound the sacred carols that
gladden Tuletlde in the older lands of
tho world. The City Council today as
sented to a request for permission to
have the singing, and the attempt will
be made to duplicate the. festival that
San Francisco gives on New Tear's
night
Four young women tho Burns sis
ters who are to be singing at a local
theater next week, will lead the music
The tunes will be those appropriate to
Christmas, and will belong to the class
that everybody remembers.
The ceremony will be tried at 4 P. M.
December 24, at a spot where all of tho
downtown crowds center.
"I think that is one of the best ideas
possible," said City Commissioner D. C.
Coates, today. "I have those old mem
ories that I value above everything else
of the carol singing back in England
at Christmas time, when I belonged to
the choir myself. ' Tramping through
the city streets on Christmas eve, every
singing society In the city would, be
rendering the strains of the Christmas
music. It Is about the best way to
express the brotherly love and good
fellowship that surely should reign su
preme at this time of the year."
PARDONS ARE DEFENDED
Arkansas Governor Telia Why He
Freed 318 State Convicts.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 20. Char
acterizing the Arkansas penitentiary
under the lease system as a " burning.
seething hell, consuming human Ic
ings, who are being fed into It in a
manner which results In nothing bu
making fortunes' for contractors,"
Governor Donaghey Issued today a
statement in defense of his action last
Monday In issuing pardons to 316 state
convicts.
According to a newspaper compila
tion, based on the state records, 43 of
those pardoned by Governor Donaghey
were convicted of murder or man
slaughter, m of grand larceny, four
assault, five robbery, 19 forgery, 32
burglary, 28 assault to kill and 76 of
crimes ranging from hog stealing to
bigamy. -
HARRIMAN RICHES "GUESS"
Official Appraiser Says No Valua
tion Has Been Made.
NEW YORK, Dec 20. All published
estimates of the value of the estate of
E. H. Harriman, the financier, are
"guess work" and no official appraise
ment of the estate has been made, ac
cording to J. W. Lyon, the official
appraiser.
Mr. Lyon held a bearing here today
to determine the value of certain un
listed securities held by Mr. Harriman
at the time of his death. He will hold
another hearing January 10, probably
the last, after which he will endeavor
to appraise the .entire estate.
PORTLAND STAYS IN LEAD
Bank Clearings for Week Ahead of
All Northwestern Cities.
In bank clearings for the week Port
land leads all cities of the Northwest
by a substantial margin, the totals be
ing 12,607,000. The gain is 14.7 per
cent over the clearances for the corre
sponding week of last year.
The totals at Seattle were $12,244,000,
or 1363,000 less than Portland's clear
ings. The gain at Seattle was 4.2 per
cent.
Spokane's clearings were $4,711,000,
with a gain of 12.4 per cent, "fhe clear
ings at Tacoma totaled S3.988.000. with
a loss of 16.5 per cent.
SHERMAN'S ESTATE LARGE
Late Vice-Prcsldtent Leaves $400,
000 Gifts Made to Family.
UTICA. N. T., Dec. 20. Evidence
taken before the tax appraiser today
indicates that the estate of Vice-
President Sherman will be at least
$400,000 and probably larger. The es
tate consists entirely of stocks, bonds
and securities, as the real estate Is all
lr Mrs. Sherman's name.
It was testified that Mr. Sherman on
numerous occasions had given members
of his family large sums of money, as
well as stocks in enterprises In which
he was Interested.
TUB DIPS TOO FREQUENT
Police Fear Wanderer Will Bathe
Himself to Death
SAN BERNARDINO, CaL. Dec. 20.
Because he insists upon taking four
baths a day, Michael Deweyer. who
styles himself a wanderer and will not
allow any person to call him a "hobo,"
is charged with insanity.
The authorities have placed a strong
guard about him for fear he will bathe
himself to death as he neglects his
meals for dips In the, tubs. He is
scheduled for a speedy hearing before
a lunacy commission.
Polndexter Leaves for Panama.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Dec. 20. Senator and Mrs.
Polndexter left today for Panama to
spend the holiday season on the canal
zone, returning to Washington Janu
ary 8. . ,
VANCOUVER MAIDS
GIVE BOXING GOUT
Three Round" Go" Has
a Realistic Setting.
SECONDS AND REFEREE THERE
Combatants "All In" as Gong
Sounds Last Clang.
LODGE SOCIAL IS SCENE
Misses Bertha Taylor an Alta Ma
comber Don Regulation Ring
Gloves for Co, Then Mother
3Iacoiuber Prorcs Victor.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) Woman last night invaded
another field heretofore monopolized
by men and boys, when with well
padded, five-ounce regulation gloves.
Miss Bertha Taylor and Miss Alia
Macomber, boxed, three light rounds
to a draw before the local Lodge oC
Artisans No. 6, to the great delight
and glee of the spectators. They
sparred with vim and. vigor, but did
not hurt each other. They were sec
onded by two young men, Millie Bowes
for Miss Macomber, and John Elmgreen
for Miss Taylor. Louis Elmgren was
the referee.
The girls wore gymnasium suits and
had their hair done up so that it would
not interfere with their fistic endeavors.
Each showed that she had studied
the "manly art" before and understood
the swings, hooks. Jabs and upper
cuts more than would be supposed. In
private life both are gentle, docile and
most pleasing to meet.
latermlsslons Like Real.
The combatants were treated as two
regular prizefighters would be between
rounds, given water to drink from
bottles, lemons to suck, and fanned
with towels, by their seconds.
The lodge, on this occasion, was
divided into two sides, each faction
cheering vlts respective, favorite, and
shouting words of " encouragement as
each young woman battled for suprem
acy. Referee Elmgren was called upon
many times to part them, though they
were gloved and could not pull hair,
had they been so inclined.
At the end of each round, the com
batants would drop Into chairs in their
respective corners, while their seconds
worked faithfully ' over them with
towels, and giving suggestions as how
best to get the better of the other.
Combatants "All In."
When the gong sounded at the end
of the last round, the girls were "all
in" u It were, and the referee was
compelled to give the decision a "draw."
so evenly matched were the combai-
nts. And the decision seemed to meet
with the hearty approval of tho "fight
fans" assembled.
Then came a burlesque exhibition,
whn Mrs. C. Macomber. motner ot
Miss Macomber. proved to be a better
fighter than her daughter Dy com
pelling her opponent. Henry Jacobson,
to "throw up the. sponge" at the end
of the second round. This was put on
as a farce, and brought forth the
merited applause of the spectators,
who cheered the victorious woman as
she stood stooping above her victim,
rolling on the floor from one of her
left "Jabs to the Jaw."
Mrs. Macomber was one of the Jury
of six women who recently brought in
a verdict of guilty against Albert
Estebennett, charged with selling
liquor without a license, before G. L. .
Davis, Justice of the Peace, tho first
week of December.
Tho preliminaries of the evening
being disposed of, an exhibition took
place with Willie. Bowes (Miss Macom.
ber seconding) and John Elmgren (Miss
Bertha Taylor, seconding) being the
principals. The samo girls, who during
the earlier part of tho evening, had
been opposed to each other as prin
cipals, now faced as seconds, perform
.,.h sintioa as clvlng their prin
cipals drinks of water from bottles.
lemons and fanning tnom wun iowei.
After five rounds the referco called
the mill a draw.
Refreshments were scrveu. .nn.
Dolly Lyness, Miss Nellie Foley and
William Bowes being the committee In
charge. All present were pleased wun
the evening's entertainment ana jook
i,u-.rrt with Dleasure to a big dance
to be given by the Artisans In Colum
bia Hall, January S.
Music was furnished by a piano anu
hm durins the evening. Dancing
filled in the latter part of the evening.
CANDIDACY JS SURPRISE
Cottage Grove Man Amazed to Learn
He Ran for Ofrice of Mayor.
rnTTAdE GROVE. Or.. Dec. 20. (Spe-
risi 1 To be second high candidate for
Mayor and not be aware of the fact
that he was running is the experience
nf A McKinnev. recent Socialist candi
date for Mayor of Cottage Grove, who
has Just returned from a visit at Van
couver, where ho and his wife were
called by sickness of a daughter.
Mr. McKinney was absent during the
election and had no idea of the occur
rence until he met a friend on the train
when returning home. Ho was much
surprised by the newa and immediately
hurinia innnlsillvo to know how he ran.
Ho was the only candidate running ex
cept the winner, therefore he came out
second best with over 100 votes.