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6 TIIE MORNING O REG O NI AN, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1014. MEDrCAL FACULTY i TRIED FOR CRUELTY Or., is at the Treatment of Dogs Following I Vivisection Operation Is '; Taken Into Court. DEFENSE DENIES WRONG Surgical Research Professor Says J Wounds Were ot Bandaged Be ! cause They Would Heal Bet j ter Without Covering. PHILADELPHIA. April 16. The trial of Dr. Joshua E. Sweet, a member of the faculty of the medical school of the University' of Pennsylvania. Charged with cruelty to dogs after Vivisection operations, was continued Jiere today. Prominent physicians, in cluding1 several trustees of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania, attended. J It was brought out that the charges gainst Dr. Sweet do not involve the question of vivisection and Judge Dregy, the presiding Judge, announced that jie wanted it distinctly under stood that he had not made any rul ing on the lawfulness or unlawfulness of vivisection. I Miss Henrietta Ogden described dogs she had seen in the animal house of the university. She went there to buy dogs to prevent them from being op prated on and also to get evidence. The Witness told of seeing a dog with gaping -wound and others that had no control of their limbs. ! Treatment Declared Wrong. : Miss Bertha Ogden corroborated tnuch of her sister's testimony. Dr. James C.Corlis, of Newark, presl' cent of the New Jersey Humane So ciety. an expert witness, said the treat ment given the dogs at the university, as described by witnesses, was wrong, Counsel for Dr. Sweet at the open ing of the defense said that every thing possible known to science was done for the comfort of dogs that were operated - on and that they were hu inanely asphyxiated when necessary. Dr. Sweet, who is assistant profes sor of surgical research, was called in his own behalf. He has general super vision of the animal house. He denied the charges of wanton cruel treatment. Dogs were fed. he said, after opera tions, with table scraps from the uni versity hospital, and he considered it good food. Woundi Purposely Left Open. In many cases, he said, the wounds of dogs were not bandaged, science having taught that they heal better if properly treated and not bandaged. Dr. Richard Mills Peace, professor of research medicine, also under in dictment for cruel treatment to dogs after operations, said sawdust bedding for dogs with wounds was not injur! ous. In his opinion a dog that would eat 24 hours after an operation was in good condition. Dr. Alonio E. Taylor, another mem her of the faculty Under indictment. denied the charges of wanton cruelty after operations. Tallant. of Astoria, are at the Multno mah. " ' Mrs. XV. H. Hunter and maid, of Chi cago, are at the Benson. W. H. Howells, of Sheridan, registered at the Carlton. A. J. Butler is registered Washington, from Seattle. - J. F. Appleby, of Kalama, Wash., is stopping at the Nortonia. Mr. and Mrs. George Crum, of Lewis- ton, are at the Multnomah. A. R. Bloomfield. of Norwood, O., is registered at the Nortonia. Mrs. George Hopkins and daughter. of Aberdeen, are at theBenson. W. "G. Moore registered at the Carl ton yesterday from Yamhill, Or. Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Flannlgan, of Grants Pass, are at the Imperial. E. H. Savage is registered at the Ore gon, from Now Westminster, B. C ' W. J. Conrad registered at the Mult nomah yesterday, from Marshfield. J. C. Skinner registered at the Wash ington, from Hood River, yesterday. W. T. .Adams is registered at the Carlton, from Shipherds Springs, Wash. F. E. Merrick and F. A. Weeks, of Medford, are registered at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Bolton, of Witch Hazel. Or., are registered at the Mult nomah. Major 'H. L. Bowlby. State Highway Engineer, is registered at the Benson, from Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Strahorn have returned from Southern California, and are registered at the Benson. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Watt, of Butte, and Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Watt. of Phoenix, Or., are at the Washington. Dr. E. J. Stewart and the members of the Oregon Agricultural College track team are registered at the Ore- on, from Corvallis. VICTIMS WILL TESTIFY Vmatilla Farmers Called to Tell of "Fake' Mine Deal. PENDLETON, r., April 16. (Spe elal.) Twenty Umatilla County farm exs. the, most of whom are from the Milton-Freewater country. ' have been eubpenaed as witnesses before the Fed eral Court in Spokane next week. They are to testify against R. G. Belden and A. E. Wayland, now under Federal in dictment and who are alleged to have buncoed the Umatilla County farmers out of many thousand dollars through a bogus mine deal. . It is alleged that the subscriptions were secured under misrepresentation, not only in regard to the amount of coal in the mine but also about the amount of timber. character and amount of Improvements and the titl held by the corporation from the Gov rnment. One Umatilla County farmer is said to have lost 115,000 in cash and came near losing a valuable farm in addition. ADVOCATES OF DRY NATION ARE HEARD Senate Committee Told Busi ness Men of Country Are in Favor of Prohibition. STATE LAWS NOT ENOUGH BOND CAMPAIGN PUSHED MARION ROAD ADVOCATES VOTE TO BACK SS0,000 ISSUE. Committee Appointed at Salem Meeting and Decision Reached to Leave No Stone Unturned In Work. SALEM, Or., April 16. (Special.) At a meeting of god roads advocates here today it was decided to leave no stone unturned to carry the $850,000 bond is sue to build permanent thoroughfares. The bonds are to be voted upon May 15 at a special election. The committee havings charge of the campaign elected James H. Scott, ex-County Judge, cam paign manager. Thoroughfares selected by the County Court for improvement with the pro posed bond issue were discussed and it was the general opinion that the court had made wise selections. If the plan Is successful, no county in the state will lead Marion in good roads. All sections of the county will be thoroughly organized and the commit tee of 100, which obtained the signa tures to the petition for the election, will be asked to aid in creating good roads sentiment in the various sections. Maps showing the roads to be improved and literature reciting the advantages that will result from the proposed im provements will be circulated. Experts on road building and the Importance of good roads will speak throughout the county. State Highway Engineer Bowlby, who will be asked to assist in making the thoroughfares, if the money is voted by the people, assisted the court in its selections of roads to be improved. The campaign committee is composed of G. L. Calvert, Hubbard; H. L. Moore. Woodburn; Dr. C. W. Keene. Silverton; Henry L. Downing, Sublimity; Dr. E. W. Allen, . Jefferson, and T. B. Jones, Salem. Employes of Railroads Running From "AVet" Into "Dry' Terri tory Classed as Distributing Agents oy Witness. WASHINGTON. April 16. Advocates of prohibition by constitutional amend ment had a hearing today before the Senate Judiciary committee, where such a proposal is fathered by Senator Shep pard. The testimony followed the lines of that given yesterday before the House committee on a like resolution by Representative Hobson. Representatives of the German-Amer ican Alliance and various Jewish or ganizations will be heard in opposition Saturday, April 25. Secretary- uanlels' recent order against liquor in the Navy was praised by Edwin C. Dinwiddie. representing the National Anti-Saloon League. This order would be nullified largely unless National legislation against the liquor traffic was adopted, in the opinion of C. S. Longacre, editor of the Liberty Magazine, -because officers and men could obtain liquor on shore. The ease with which boys can get liquor through the mails under present conditions in his locality was described by H. T. Laughbam, superintendent of the Oklahoma Anti-Saloon League. William F. Cochran, of Baltimore, member of the anti-saloon National headquarters committee, declared that the business men of the country now believed in prohibition, but that state liquor laws were largely nullified by lack of Federal legislation. Railroad employes on roads running from "wet" into "dry" territory were classed as distributing agents for the liquor traffic by Rev. Charles S. Mor ris, of Norfolk, Va. The witness, a ne gro, added that whisky was the curse of his race and that no crimes against white women were committed by ne groes before the Civil War. BANKER DIES, MIND GONE STORY OF SWINDLE IN HOR! HACK FEATURE OF CAREER- CHILD OUTFIGHTS MANIAC Belllngham Man, Running Amuck,! Knocked on to Redhot Stove. BELLINGHAM. Wash.. April 16.- Steve Tozsa, a Hungarian farmer liv- ng near this city and believed to be nsane, this morning attacked Mrs. Jo- eph Brown, a neighbor, with a shot gun and inflicted wounds that may prove fatal. He then committed sui- ide by slashing his throat. - He discharged both barrels of the gun at the woman and the charge, con- istlng of nails cut into slugs, tore a hole in the wall. With a cry, "I've got you now!" he pursued her through-the house; slash ing- her about the body with the knife. The 14-year-old stepdaughter prob ably saved the woman from death by tearing and scratching the maniac and knocking htm over on a hot stove. WOMAN IN AUTO KIDNAPS Spokane Man Says His 7 -Year-Old Son Was Carried Away. . SPOKANE. Wash., April 16. Tulla, the 7-year-old son- of A. , Simpson, who lives at 1817 Mission avenue, was seized this afternoon by a well dressed woman, who carried him away in an automobile. She drove up to where the child was roller-skating and carried him into the car, according to the boy's father, an employe of tire Idaho and Washington Northern Railway. Simp-, son asked aid of the police. According to Simpson, his mother, 1 who makes her home with him, wit nessed the abduction, and gave the de scription of -the woman. Simpson and his wife separated about three years ago. and divorce pro. ceedings are pending, during which time the father has had custody of the boy. The father said he believes per sons friendly to his wife were responsi ble. for the kidnaping. 1 - - Order to Produce $30,000 Which Court Believed Was Being Hidden Pend ing When ' End Comes. " CHICAGO. April 16. Dr. William T. Kirby. head of the defunct Kirby Savings Bank, died at a hospital to day, a mental wreck. When the bank closed its doors November 3, 1912, Dr. Kirby could not be found by deposi otrs. It was declared there were J 30, 000 in deposits in the bank, but none of the money could be found. Judge Land is ordered Dr. Kirby to produce the money, or to go to jail for con tempt. The banker then said he had lost the money by betting on horses, on which he had been led to Deiieve he had advance information. Judge Landis scouted the story and cited Mr. and Mrs. Kirby for contempt. Subsequent developments strength ened Kirby's story, however, and Will iam -Stxosnider- was -sent to the pen! tentiary for operating, a confidence game. Attorneys for the Kirbys and for the receivere finished their arguments be fore Judge Landis only a few weeks ago and he announced he would take the case under advisement. If he ruled against the Kirbys, he intimated, they woudl either go to jail or produce the J30.000. Dr. Kirby had been a prosperous physician, but retired - several years ago when his health-failed. Because of . his . extensive acquaintance, he started a private bank. RAIN FALLS AT LA GRANDE Downponr Increases Chances ' oil Bumper Crop in Eastern Oregon. LA GRANDE, Or., April 16. (Spe- ial.) Almost a constant rain has been falling for the past 24 hours and while not especially needed will all the more nsure bumper crops for this section of the state, especially in the wheat belts of Baker and Umatilla counties. Trees are in bloom without a frosted bud and unless a late frost is experi enced, all kinds of fruit will have to be thinned out more than half. The Fall sown grain never looked better at this time of the year while Spring grain, which is in, is coming up in good shape. Pastures are in prime condition and little feeding is being done except- in the stock being pre pared for. the market. UNITED PARTY OPPOSED Idaho Progressives in Talks Attack Prominent Republicans. COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho. April 16. (Special.) Opposition to the reunion of -the Progressive and the Republican parties in the State and Nation was the dominant note in the addresses before a meeting of the Progressives of Kootenai County last night. Denuncia tion . of Senator Borah, by Paul Clagstone was of the most ' scathing character. Senator Brady and Gover nor Haines were held up . to the lime light and several of the lesser Repub lican lights of Idaho did not escape. While Mr. Clagstone s formal an nouncement as a candidate for United States Senator was not made, he ad mitted that he would be a candidate and that his announcement would be Biade within the next few days. PERSONAL MENTION. M. S. Stewart, of Seattle, is at the Oregon. M. P. Baldwin, of Salem, is at the Nortonia. R. H. Million, of The Dalles, is at the Carlton. Ike Bingham is registered at the Im perial, from Eugene. Mrs; W. Howard Ramp, of Brooks, Or., is at the Oregon. State Senator Kiddle, of Island City, Or is at the Imperial. Mrs. W. E. Tallant and Miss L. E. 20 MORE ARE INDICTED MILTOV SCANDAL PRINCIPALS ARE AMONG NUMBER, IS RUMOR. -and Jury Also Return More Saloon r True Bills, While Many of Indict ment Are Held Secret. PENDLETON, Or., April 16. (Spe cial.') A score more of indictments were Returned by the Umatilla County grand Jury this evening in making its final report. Five of these are said to be against five different Pendleton sa loons, charging each of them with sell ing liquors to minors, and an equal number against Milton young people involved in the recent moral scandals there. No arrests have been made and no names have been given out. .Roy Applegate. the young man ar rested here yesterday and held for the grand Jury, was released today the grand Jury having failed to find evi dence sufficient to indict him. Neither the names of the persons named in the other indictments nor the nature of the offenses charged have yet been given out. It is known. however, that no more indictments have been returned for gambling and that none of the city officials were in dieted for permitting gambling or any oi me other sensational offense charged against the Chief of Police ana city -officials in general by Evan geust itulgin. Men: buy your new Spring suit of Jimmy Dunn, third floor Oregonlan Diag. lie saves you dollars. Adv, Pre-Openirag Sale Souvenir Pianos You will want to secure one. Fresh New Latest - Improved Up-to-Date Pianos and Player Pianos not to be found at any other store just re ceived from the foremost factories of this country and now displayed on our second and third floors. Elegant New Pianos and Player Pianos that have been selected with especial care, purchased and to ba sold as souvenirs of the opening of our new store. 149-151 Fourth street. To make sure that you actually secure one of these first choice, exquisite, new, 1914 models make your selection now look for the pianos that are ticketed with "Souvenir" price cards, tied on with blue ribbons. AU"Souvenlr Pianos and Player Pianos" are ticketed with "Oregon Roses Frontispiece" Price Cards, bearing the individual numbers which are to be found on the inside burned into each piano, and this number identifies and secures that particular choice piano for you. Special Purchase CAR LOADS Pre-Opening Offer K'"fe7i-ipailttllll 1 I In rein 111 I 1 IKWsai l i lit yLps :''J S235 $325 Quality Piano - PRICES OF WIDE RANGE New Player Pianos $385, $465, $535, $695 to $1000 cash. Terms $15 or more cash, $10 monthly and upwards with simple banking interest. Electric Player Pianos $495 to $1200, for use in homes. Terms $50 cash, $15 monthly and upwards. New Pianos $195, $235, $290, $385 to $950 cash. Terms $10 cash, $6 " monthly and npwards. Used Pianos $65, $95, $165, $215 to $295 cash. Used Organs $20, $35, $45. $65 to $395 cash. Terms $10 cash, $5 monthly and upwards. $6 Monthly Souvenir Price DOUBLE CREDIT START WITH $1.00 To encourage larger first cash raynients to induce you to draw your check, for 23 (or more instead of the $10 wo wnuld ar ropt) you would be kIvcu a receipt for $Cn. which leaves but flba payable $tt monthly. Make your selection now aril pay $1 down, if you do not want to pay the full amount, and then, before delivery, you pay the balance In cash of $1 or w hatever acremeiii uu make for the first payment, and the balance at $ti monthly, etr.. until the piano is paift for in full. Out-of-town Buyers : It is safo and satisfactory to buy one of thec pianos by mall. "Write us, and we will send you full description: or. if jou lik. ship the piano subject to your approval. Me pay freight to any point in Ore gon. Washington or Idaho. Huy now, and have it shipped when r-dy. Evry piano or player piano purchased earries with It the tl raves M usle Co. guarantee, of satisfaction, as also the usual guarantee from each manufacturer of t hese new musical Instruments. BesldeH, we take It in exchange within ono 5 ear, allow ing the full amount paid, if desired. GRAVES MUSIC CO. New Store 149-151 Fourth St. DYING BOY RESCUED Sheepherder Gagged in Lonely Cabin Saved by Warden. GROANS ATTRACT OFFICER bank, was in Seattle at the time of the arrest and had previously identiiied one of the men arrested on the street. The detectives had been watching the men because of information ?lvcn them by a friend. The detectives then waited In the robbers' room and caught the othr four when they came in. To make identification doubly sure, Alf. Fleming:, bookkeeper in the bank, was telegraphed for and he also identlfled two of the men this morning. The of ficers are certain they have at least a part of the gang. and Experiment Station, Dean Pordley. the new administrative head, finds that there are several advantages derived from combining the separate offices. Co-ordination is obtained, not only between the work of the Federal and the state agricultural forces, but. "between the home ptation and the numerous branch stations scattered throughout the Ftate. It is found also that tho related work of the. College departments in research, instruction and extension field and farm demon stration work, can be directed more definitely to specific ends with all tin necessary ditplleHtlrt?) eliminated. Victim Bound to Post and Standing on Tiptoe to Prevent Choking" to Doath IYiund Just in Time. Escaped' Convict Captured. AGED MAN KILLS HIMSELF August Elmlund, of Carlton, Kires Bullet Into Brain. CARLTON, Or.,- April 16. (Special.) August Elmlund, a native of Sweden, 60 years of age, committed suicide at his home here this afternoon. He placed, the muzzle of a gopher- gun in his mouth and blew off the top of his head. His wife heard, the report and ran to the woodshed, where she found him sitting on a sack of potatoes, the gun lying a few feet from him. No motive for the act is known, Coroner Tilburry, of McMinnville, was called. He leaves a wife - and son, of this place, and a son and married daughter In British Columbia. COUNTY DIVISION IS UP Grangeville Is Scene of Renewed) Ef. fort to Change liincs. GRANGE VILLE. Idaho, April 16. (Special.) A delegation of Kooskia and Stltes business men are here to confer with the Grangeville Commercial Club relative to. a division of - Idaho County and the creation of a new county embracing the river sectione, to be known as Lola or Selway County. Idaho County is one of the largest In the United States and has been the scene of county division contests for years. JETTY HEARING GRANTED Proposed Extension at Grays Harbor to Be Discussed May 5. BOISE. Idaho, April 16. Bound to a post in the center of a cabin located in an isolated section in in mouumuio north of Horseshoe Bend and forced to stand on tiptoe to prevent strangula tion. Earl Fuller, a helper in a sheep camp, was cut down from his position and owes his life to warden jonn Snook, of the Idaho State Penitentiary. Had his mission. in trailing an escaped convict not led him by the spot where the cabin was located, and the groans of the unfortunate man not attracted his attention. Warden Snook would not have saved the man s life. He not only did that, however, but he shortly aft erwards captured the escaped convict, John L. Chaffin. and returned him to the state's nenal institution. Warden Snook learned several days ago that Chaffin was seen in the vicin ity of Horseshoe Bend. He followed up the clew which took him to Sweet In his automobile. Thinking that Chaffin had probably followed the trail used by the sheepherders to take their neras into the interior. Warden Snook aban doned his machine and, accompanied by Joe Jacques, a guide, continued the search for the convict. They soon ais covered evidences of Chaffin which lead them into a lonely part of the moun tains. Suddenly coming around a clump of buthes the "Warden and his guide were attracted by the groans of a man In evident distress. Upon close investi gation they located a lonely cabin and. thinking that the ex-convict was witn In. they drew their weapons and cau tlously approached. Entering the cabin the sight that met their eyes was most startling. Bound to a post In the mid die of the cabin was a man effectively gagged, but tied In such a position with the rope around his neck that he had to stand on his tiptoes to avoid be ing strangled to death. He was in such an exhausted state that he could not have lived another hour. A handker chief had been tied around his face so that he could hardly breathe. The boy gave his name as Earl Ful ler. of Emmett He said, after Warden Snook cut him down and he recovered sufficiently to talk, that he had been sent out in the vicinity of the cabin to cut wood. While so engaged he was seized from behind, dragged to the c-ab'n and tied by a .fellow he described as a foreigner. A revolver, a rifle and :17 in money was taken from him. He said that had the Warden not arrived when he did he would have been choked to death. The Warden sent him back to Emmett. Continuing his search he located Chaffin and captured him. Oregon officials have been looking for a Mexican murderer in the vicinity of Huntington and It is believed the fel low who tied young Fuller to the post is the man they want. CARROLL JURY DISAGREES Defendant to .Face Trial Again on Charge of Killing Marshal. SALEM, Or.. April 16. (Special.) The jury in the case of Ray Carroll, indicted for killing John Zoller, Mar shal of Gervais, was discharged to day by Circuit Judge Harris after 12 hours' deliberation. The foreman re ported that an agreement was impos sible. Zoller came upon Carroll and an other man in Gervais at midnight. They were acting suspiciously and he followed them to a vacant lot. A pistol battle resulted and Zoller re ceived a wound which killed him sev eral days later. Carroll, who was shot in the left shoulder, applied at the station house in this city the next day for medical aid. District Attorney Ringo . said he would try the case again at the next term of court. ABERDEEN. Wash., April 16.-(Spe- FIVE SUSPECTS SENT FOR United States Engineers, today set May 5 for the hearing to be granted on the proposal, to extend the Grays Har bor jetty a distance of &500 feet. All dates prior to May 6 are taken. Representative Johnson and Senator Jones have been working hard on the matter and feel that the engineering board is not unfavorable to the project. but desires a showing to be made of the importance of the port sufficient to justify the expenditure demanded. That appears to be the only doubt in the mind of the board, no engineering problems. It is stated, being Involved. Aberdeen - Officers Believe Seattle Prisoners Are Elma Bobbers. ABERDEEN, Wash., April 16. (Spe clal.) sheriff Matthews and Deput Joe Searles left this noon for Seattle, armed with a John Doe, Richard Roe, et al, warrant- They expect to bring back the five men arrested in Seattl last night, believed to be the robbers who looted the Bank of Klraa of $4280 Saturday night, March 28. Earl France, cashier of the Elma jl: Wm H COLLEGE CHANGE PLEASES Unity of Agricultural Department With Station Satisfactory. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, . Corvallis, April 16. (Special.) 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Free Preserves Save 10 of these coupons thev will appear weekly fill them out and present to your Broker with an order for a gallon of Tea Garden Syrup and he will (rive you Prtf, a 16-ouiice Jar of Tea Garden Preserved I'ruit. Nunc. City Groeer'a Knc. Pacific Coast Syrup Co. Portland. Oregon (p) Train Changes in Service Goldendale Branch and Westbound Schedule of Cascade Mountain Local No. 7 Sunday, April 19th, 1914 No. 7 will leave Lyle daily 2:30 P. M., White Salmon 2:52 P. M., Underwood 2:59 P. M., arriving Vancouver 5:23 and Portland 6 P. 31., instead of 8:10 as formerly. Connects directly at Vancouver with Great N'orthern for Puget Sound and British Colum bia and intermediate points. No change in time of local trains leaving Portland for Columbia Kiver points. Time tables may be had of agents Saturday, April IS. Ticket Office, Fifth and Stark North Bank Station, Tenth and Hoyt