TTTE JTORVTNO OKEGONTAIf, THURSDAY, JULY 30. 1914
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LOGAN AND MINARD
ARE FOUND GUILTY
Sellers Acquitted in Land
"Locations" Case Jury
Decides in Two Hours.
ONE PRISONER GIVES BOND
Case One of Hardest-Fought In Fed
era I Court Here and Outcome
Pointed To as Most Important
in Establishing Procedure.
J W. Logan, of Tacoma, and W. F
Minard, of Portland, were declared
guilty and E. J. Sellers, of Tacoma, not
guilty of using: the mails to perpetrate
fraud in connection with the location
of applicants on the Oregon & Cali
fornia lana grant by the verdict of the
Jury returned yesterday afternoon In
Judge Bean's division of the United
States District Court.
The 12 men are understood to have
voted solid on the first ballot for the
conviction of Mr. Logan and Mr. Minard
and to have stood seven for acquittal
and five for the conviction of Mr.
Sellers. It was on the second ballot
that the jury decided to return a
verdict of not guilty for Mr. Sellers,
said the members of the Jury last
night.
The defendants were granted JO days
In which to file motion for a new trial
to arrest Judgment. On motion of
United States District Attorney Reames
the bond of Mr. Minard was raised from
$2000 to $5000. Mr. Logan, the other
convicted defendant, is In Jail, not
having been able to furnish bail.
The penalty for the offense of which
the defendants were charged is a fine
of not more than $10,000, two years'
imprisonment, or both.
Hard Fight Waged.
When the verdict was rendered short
ly after 3:30 o'clock yesterday one of
the longest and hardest-fought trials
of recent Portland history came to a
close. So stubbornly was each point
fought by the respective attorneys for
the defense and the prosecution by
the Introduction of numerous witnesses
that the trial endured three weeks,
having opened July 9.
The Jury, one of the most repesenta
tive ever assembled In Portland, was
led by A. L Mills, as foreman.
Following the closing argument by
District Attorney Reames and the in
structions of Judge Bean, which oc
cupied two hours yesterday morning,
the Jury retired at 12:1S o'clock. No
ballot was taken, however, until after
the jury had returned from dinner at
1:45 o'clock. The balloting and delib
eration in the Jury room consumed
less than two hours.
Prosecutor la Pleased.
"I am thoroughly satisfied with the
verdict for two reasons." said United
States District Reames yesterday. "In
the first place it establishes for all time
to come that the filing on Oregon
California Railroad lands Is a fraud.
An Oregon Jury has demonstrated that
It will enforce the law In this respect
and Its decision will save people many
hundreds of thousands of dollars in the
future. Being the first case on this
specific point, our work has been of a
pioneer character.
"My second source of satisfaction In
the verdict comes from a conviction
that E. J. Sellers was led innocently
Into the "game." The verdict shows
that those who go around peddling lo
cations in the land grant are 'bunco
artists.' Logan was the leader In the
alleged conspiracy, while Minard, pos
ing as the attorney of the railroad
company, was an important lieutenant."
Argument Takea Hour.
In his closing argument yesterday
Mr. Reames admitted that Henry J.
Harper, one of the principal Govern
ment witnesses, was a "crook." but held
that did not excuse other crooks that
had flocked with him. He censured the
faith of the defendants in the actions
reviewed during the course of the trial
and contended that they were guilty as
charged in the indictments. His closing
remarks occupied about an hour, as did
Judge Bean's instructions, which fol
lowed. Leading attorneys who were in the
packed courtroom yesterday when
Judge Bean delivered his address to the
Jury pronounced his instructions a mas
terly treatise on the law of conspiracy.
In his exposition he outlined what con
stituted an overt act In a manner that
brought no objection from either of the
contending forces.
"The question is one of good faith
n the part of the defendants," declared
Judge Bean. "Not whether the appli
cants will ever get title to the lands."
Judge Bean also admonished the Jun
to take the testimony of Henry J. Har
per "with caution'
In the First Congressional District will
be begun in a few days by E. A. Row
ell, state publicity director for the Pro
hibition party. Mr. Rowell will make
the entire trip by motorcycle. He bas
arranged a regular schedule and time
card, and, rain or shine, muddy roads,
dusty ones, or good ones, he expects to
conform to it with railroad punctuality.
He is to make this unique trip as ad
vance man for Curtis P. Coe, of Mc
Minnvllle, the Prohibition nominee for
Congress In the First District Mr. Coe
is planning to conduct a strenuous
campaign, and Mr. Rowoll's part in it
will be to precede him about a week at
all the places at which he Is to ap
pear, obtain speaking dates and ar
range for publicity.
On his long motorcycle ride he will
pass through Benton, Clackamas, Clat
sop. Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas,
Jackson. Josephine, Lane, Lincoln,
Linn, Marlon. Polk. Tillamook, Wash
ington and Yamhill Counties. Among
the towns on his route are Eugene, Al
bany, Salem, Newport, Philomath, For
est Grove, Hillsboro, McMlnnville. Cor
vallis, Marshfleld, North Bend, Harris-
burg, Cottage Grove, Grants Pass, Med
ford and Ashland, the latter city being
the southernmost point to be visited.
He expects the trip to take him a full
month.
Dr. Coe has already begun campaign
ing. With B. Lec Paget, Prohibition
candidate for State Treasurer, he left
Portland Tuesday for a ten-day trip
through Clatsop, Columbia and Tilla
mook Counties.
AUSTRIAN OFFICER
SURE OF VICTORY
J. von Makdyeh, Reserve Lieu
tenant of Country at War,
Cites Army's Strength.
SLAVONIANS DRAW MONEY
GARRANZA SEES LIGHT
MEXICAN LEADER SAYS SURREN
DER OF CARBAJAL SOLUTION.
Washington Junta Ordered to Deny
Report That Obstacles to Peace
Are Now Being Raised.
WASHINGTON", July 29. Direct word
from General Carranza anounclng that
"If Carbajal offers to surrender un
conditionally, 1 believe the present sit
uation in Mexico soon will be satis
factorily solved" came tonight to the
constitutionalist Junta in Washington
Carranza's mesage, dated at Tarn
pico, directed Rafael Zubaran, head of
the agency, to deny any reports that
he was endeavoring to place difficulties
in the way of establishing peace. Mem
Ders of the constitutionalist agency
said they interpreted reference to "un
conditional surrender" us a reiterutlon
of Carranza's Insistence that he would
not recognize the Carbajal government
as legally established.
They predicted that the question of
amnesty and guarantees for the fed
erals would be a stumbling block dur
ing the forthcoming parleys over the
transfer of government because they
said people In the territory once con
trolled by Huerta now placed confi
dence In Carranza's assurances that
he would attempt no wholesale repris
als when he entered Mexico City.
Confirmation of reports that a friend
ly understanding had been reached be
tween the constitutionalist and Zapata
forces was received tonight by the
Junta.
SISSON SEEMS DOOMED
fiHK.1T FOREST FIRE DRAWING
NEARER LIMITS OF TOWN.
All
"Drjs " Herald Off Soon.
A campaign trip on which he will
travorco 17 counties and visit TO towns
Dnxlnrss Suspends While People
Tun Out to Combat Sudden
Veering of Flames.
SISSON. Cal.. July 29. With a great
forest fire steadily drawing nearer to
the northern limits of this town, busi
ness completely suspended and virtual
ly every able-bodied resident aiding
in resisting the flames' advance. Sis
son seems tonight on the verge of de
struction. The fact that the town is not a mass
of ruins is due solely to the heroic
work of 500 fire-fighters, headed by
Forest Supervisor llanimett, shortly
after noon, when a sudden veering of
the wind to the north fanned the
flames over all trenches, backfires and
other barriers effected during the
three days' siege.
By nightfall new trenches had been
dug and the advance of the fire
checked.
GIRL 12 SHOOTS PLAYMATE
Ethel Lawrence, Independence.
Near Death as llesult of Jest.
SALEM, Or., July 29. (Special.)
Velma Wood, 12 years old, found a re
volver, and in jest pointed it at her
playmate, Ethel Lawrence, aged 12, this
afternoon. 'ihe revolver was loaded
and tonight the Lawrence girl is In a
Salem hospital near death. The shot
pierced the neck and left lung.
The accident occurred in the hop
yards of Scott & Lewis near Independ
ence. The parents were at work and
the girls were playing about the house.
Dr. R. T. Mclntyre, of Independence,
and Dr. C H. Robertson, of Salem, are
making every effort to save the Law
rence gir. s life.
North Portland Postoffice Xotes
Heavy Drain on Savings Fund
Since Hostilities Consul Kx
pects Localized Conflict.
"Germany has the greatest military
force in the world and Austria is sec
ond in power," said J. von Makdyeh,
an Austrian, yesterday. "The French,
who will be against us, do not count
for anything, as their army Is demoral
ized at this time. Italy, our ally, Is
not a great power either, but It Is
significant in position because it can
stand off tho French forces. Russia
has a great force of soldiers, but they
are spread over such an immense ex
panse of territory that it will take
them a long time to concentrate their
strength.
"There are at least G5.000 Hungarians
in the United States. In Cleveland
alone there are about 20,000, in Detroit
about 10,000 and a large number In
Pittsburg and Toledo. In going through
the streets of these cities, one Is often
made to feel almost as If he were home
In Hungary."
J. von Makdyeh is a reserve lieuten
ant in the Austrian army and, if he is
called home, probably will be placed
in command of a company of 600 caval
rymen. When war comes, "leutnants
in ler reserve" are usually promoted
to captaincies. Makdyeh speaks six
languages, including English, although
he came to the United States only last
December, "to see the world and gain
experience." as he put It yesterday.
PoNtal Funds t Ithilrnvin.
As an indication that Portland Aus
trlans are either preparing to return
home in large numbers or that they
are sending what reserve money they
have back to their native country to
help finance the war, it became known
yesterday that on Tuesday, tho day
the declaration of war was announced,
more money was drawn from the postal
bank at the North Portland postoffice
than during all the previous portion
of the current year.
A large percentage of the Slavonians
of Portland live in the North Portland
district where they are at work in the
mills and factories and it is reasonable
to assume that this heavy drain or
SEX THAT
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The supreme test of a pair
of glasses is not in the
price,' but in the satis
faction they give.
THOMPSON
OPTICAL INSTITUTE.
209-10-11 Corbctt bldg., 5th and
Morrison.
Portland's Oldest and Largest
Exclusive Optical House.
I
notice that our fleet has been moved. ;
but this is nothing unusual, as there 1
Is always a certain amount of policing
to do at such times. The whole dif-
ticulty should come to a head at once. :
unless things are to 'blow over." We
Englishmen regret the whole affair. 1
because we feel that It Is apt to en- I
tangle all nations."
"The general attitude of Frenchmen !
in this country seems to be in depre
cation of war," said Consul Labbe.
"Like the Socialists In France, they do
not fancy the Idea of entering upon a
nasty war just at the say-so of the
nobility. Local Frenchmen believe
that war will come if the Austrian
and Servians can raise the money to
wage it, and one Frenchman today told
me he thought that France, as usual
would be ready to furnish the other
countries with the necessary funds."
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REDUCTIONS
$1 Conti Castile Soap..65?
$1.50 Oriental Cream.. 9SC
25cBorated Talcum 20c
3 for 60C
.$1.50 Fellows' Compound
Syrup $1.1T
$1 Koenig's Nerve Tonic
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50c Dr. Schiffmann's
Asthmador 36C
50c Perrv Davis Pain
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50c En-ar-co Liniment . .36C
,$1 Warner's Safe Rhu-
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25c Glucose 19C
25c Goose Grease 197
20c Sheep Dip 14C
10c Tincture Arnica.... 7C
10c Peroxide Hydrogen 7C
25c Boracic Acid 19C
Stock - Reducing
Sale of
Handbags
Values to $1.50 79C
Values to $2.00 $1.27
$3.00 values $1.85
$4.00 values $2.74
$5.00 values $3.33
$7.50 values $4.95
$10.00 values $6.t)S
CANDY CORNER.
50c Fresh ast. hard-center
Chocolates, lb.. 35C
35c can crystallized Ginjrer
now . . . 2lo
30c Cinnamon Squares 19C
5c Chewing Cum, 3 for IOC
An extraordinary sale of
readvmade Picture Frames
12 5C
(See West Piirk Window.)
"Wood-Lark" Soda, Frozen
Sweets and Dainty Lunches
served all day from I to 9,
in our Tea Room.
AMERICAN'S SAY "STAY AWAY
Tourists at Carlsbad Send 'Warning
to Kin and Friends.
BERLIN", July 29. (Special.) Amer
icans marooned at Carlsbad, which Is
now cut off from the rest of Europe
both Dy telegraph, telephone and rail
way, are warning friends and relatives
waiting to start for there from Ger
man points not to come under any cir
cumstances.
One of the last wires to get through
from the famous Bohemian resort was
sent early this morning by Frank A
Munsey, of New York, to a brother pub
lisher, Lieutenant-Colonel I. B. Mac
Leon, of Toronto, who is at the Adlon
Mr. Munsey said: "Leaving here next
week. Do not come. Weather bad
Only few people are left."
James Speyer, of New York, who hur
ried here to consult the German finan-
funds is at least largely traceable to claI authorities in regard to the mone
the war situation In Europe. Post
master Myers said yesterday that it
was necessary to send money from the
head office to the North Portland of
fice to meet the unprecedented demand
for the return of deposits.
The fact that Josef Goricar, the con
sul at San Francisco, was called to
Austria recently Is taken as another
Indication that deliberate preparations
have been under way for some time.
German Consul Reticent.
Local representatives of those na
tions liable to be involved in the pros
pective war In auxiliary capacity to the
two principals are divided in opinion
as to whether a general European con
flict will result.
While Grltz Kirchhoff, the German
Consul, would mako no public state
ment for the reason that he had re
ceived no official instructions from
his government, tho belief was quite
freely expressed among leading Ger
mans yesterday that Germany would
not be drawn Into the Austrian-Ser
vian conflict.
"You may rest assured that the
war will be localized between Austria
and Servia," said one prominent Ger
man yesterday. "The whole question
rests with Russia. If the Germans had
only about one-half their present
strength I believe Russia would come
to the aid of Servia and thus create
general European war. But Russia
respects the great strength of the
German forces and knows well enough
how disastrous the result would be if
she came near our borders. The fact
that Germany is the only country that
has not been Involved in war for 44
years is pertinent proof of the prowess
and prestige of her army."
(ermnns Condemn Servia.
Portland Germans are outspoken in
support of the stand taken In the
present crisis by Austria-Hungary and
are vigorous in their denunciation of
what they term "the disgraceful
actions" of Servia.
Neither Thomas Ersklne, the British
Consul, nor C. Henri Labbe, the French
Consul, would chance any prediction
of the outcome of the present interna
tional situation. They said yesterday
they knew no more than the average
nierlcan. because their advices had
been confined to press dispatches.
"I expect a notice in a fluty or two
not to help in the present trouble one
way or the other and not to say any-
hing," said Mr. Erskine yesterday. I
tary situation, and expected to return
to Carlsbad today to rejoin his wife,
round there were no more through
trains and decided to go to Frankfort
his wife's former home, which she will
reach by motor car and train.
A newspaper correspondent today
tried to file a telegram to Carlsbad,
but the German telegraph authorities
refused to accept the message, saying
It would get there much quicker If sent
by mail.
German spas like Baden Baden, KIs
singen and Mergentheim, which ordi
narily cannot compete with Carlsbad
aro rapidly filling up with would-be
Carlsbaders and Carlsbad refugees
BALANCE
IS
INSISTED
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London Times Says on That Issue
Britain Knows How to Act.
LONDON, July 30. The Times, in an
editorial this morning on the war crisis,
says:
"If France is menaced, or the safety
of the Belgian frontier, which we guar
anteed with France and Prussia, we
shall know how to act. We can no
more afford to see France crushed by
Germany or the balance of power up
set against France than Germany can
afford to see Austria-Hungary crushed
by Russia, upon that issue, should it
have to lie determined by arms, our
friends and our enemies will find that
we think and act with one accord."
Italy Establishes Censorship.
ROME, July 29. The government
has issued an order prohibiting the
publication or the dispatch of news
concerning Italian military and naval
movements.
Vienna Council Aids Families.
VIENNA. July 29. The City Coun
cil at a special war session today voted
large sums for the relief of the fam
ilies of soldiers at the front and for
Red Cross1 purposes.
China SquadTon Assembles.
SHANGHAI, July 29. The British
far Eastern fleet is mobilizing at Wei-hal-wei,
on the northern coast of Shan
Tung province. The German fleet is
mobilizing at Tsing Tao. about 200
miles to the south.
The British China squadron Is com-
SI CHRISTOFFERSON'S AERIAL DERBY
OF STARTLING AEROPLANE ACROBATICS AND RACING MATINEE. MOTORCYCLE VS.
PLANE FOUR HARNESS RACES AND NOVELTIES.
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FULL PROGRAMME OF THRILLERS IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF GRANDSTAND NEXT
Saturday, Sunday, August 1 , 2
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ROSE CITY SPEEDWAY ASSN. (Formerly Country Club Track)
GRANDSTAND FREE AUTOS FREE. ADMISSION 50 CENTS.
posed of the battleship Triumph, four
cruisers, three gunboats, eight de
stroyers, three submarines, four tor
pedo-boats, ten river gunDoais, a ais-
patch vessel and two sloops.
Austrlans probably were fatally In
jured in a fight with Servians late to
night at North Broadway and rd
streets, the corner where early today
local residents of the warring coun-
The German naval force in Chinese I tries clashed In a riot. In the fight to-
waters consists of the armored cruiser
Scharnhorst, flagship of Vice-Admiral
Count Von Spee, one other armored
cruiser, three small cruisers, seven
gunboats and one torpedo-boat.
Antwerp Business Paralyzed.
NTWERP, July 29. Financial and
commercial business In Antwerp Is
paralyzed as the result of the Austro
Sorvlan situation. The Stock Exchange
was closed today. It is expected busl-
less with the United States will In
crease enormously if a general war
shall ensue.
Japanese Silk Market slumps.
TOKIO, July 29. A slump In the raw
silk market has resulted from the out
break of war between Austria and
Servia and the withdrawal of orders
by Europeans. Several banks have
raised their exchange rates on London.
night John Luick was shot through the
back, and a companion, Stevo Colech.
stabbed in the abdomen. Both are In
a precarious condition. Steve Oarlkh
was arrested by the police as the leader
of the Servians and the man who did
the shooting.
Two Austrlans shot in Clash.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 29. Two
Two Hold V(M Kcnortcd.
Two holdups were reported to the
police last night. R. 11. Hedlund, pro
prietor of a cigar store at 255 Wash
ington street, reported t' at a masked
man had attempted to rob him at Thirty-first
and Mason streets, at about
10:30 o'clock.
G. Keith, 94 East Eighth street North,
reported that he had been robbed of
SI. 50 by a masked man at East Eighth
and East Everett street.
Burglaries Laid to Boy.
Charged with three daylight bur
glaries, Henry Jensen, 13. was arrested
last night at his home, 198 Monroe
street, by Sergeant Burke and Patrol
man Adams.
The houses the boy is said to have
robbed were those of Mrs. Korlatb,
61IV4 Commercial street; George Col
lins, Stanton street and (lantenbein
avenue: and a house at H Commsroll
street. Each burglary the police .
netted Jensen a small sum of cash.
REQUEST FOR AID URGENT
.Vstoria Chamber of Commerce Send
Telegram to senators.
ASTORIA. Or.. July 21 Tslsgrams
were sent to Senators Chamberlain
and Lane today by the Port of Astoria
Commission and the Astoria Chamber
of Commerce, urging the passage 'f
the rivers and harbors appropriation
bill. Thn messages call especial at
tention to tho necessity of providing
funds to contlnuo work on the con
struction of the north Jetty and f
dredging the channel scross ths bar
and building the Celllo canals.
Girl, 20, Rescues Father.
EUGENE, Or.. July 19 (Special.)--While
their home was huring Ilka tin
dor and the room enveloped In flsmes.
Mis Lucille Denny. M, with her moth
er, dashed Into the building and res
cued her father. J. B. Denny, a pra
lytlc. at 1 o'clock this morning
MEMBERS OF FEDERAL JURY PHOTOGRAPHED YESTERDAY AFTER RETURNING VERDICT THAT CONVICTED J. W. LOGAN AND W. F. MINARD AND ACQUITTED E. J. SELLERS 0 F ALLEGED MISUSE OF MAILS.
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