Morning Oregonian., November 21, 1916, Page 7, Image 7

THE MORNING O RE G O NI AN. TUESDAY, NOVE3IBER 21, 1916.
SUIT 10 RECOVER
HYDE LANDS OPENS
Court here, with Judge Maurice T.
uoonngr presiding, in the trial of the
California-Oregon land fraud case, was
taken up almost entirely with a long
direct examination of Franklin P. Bull,
San Francisco attorney and one of the
defendants in the action. The witness
substantially repeated his testimony
given on the first trial of the case,
declaring that although he had han
dled and sold many applications for
timber lands in Oregon, representing
some 41 applicants, he had done so in
good faith, and still believed they were
good.
State, Charging Fraud, Asks
for Cancellation of Patents
to School Acreage.
Just before the close of the after
noon session the witness was turned
over to United States District Attorney
Reames for cross-examination, and tes
tified that he had made about $5000
3240 ACRES INVOLVED
ALL ALB AXY MOTJRXS LOSS OF
POPULAR YOBXO HIGH
SCHOOL U1RL.
Clackamas Court Hears Allegations
of Dummy Agents and Protest
of Lumber Company That It
Was Innocent Purchaser.
OREGON CITT. Or., Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) The suit of the state of Ore
Bon against F. A. Hyde, of San Fran
cisco, and the "Western Lumber Com
pany, of Montana, to recover 3240 acres
of school lands in Clackamas County,
alleged to have been obtained by Hyde
through fraud, opened today before
Circuit Judge Campbell.
All the testimony was submitted to
day and the arguments will occupy
the greater part of the next two days.
George M. Brown, Attorney-General,
and Assistant Attorney-General Bailey
represent the state; Judge Bickford
and J. W. Hershey. of Montana, the
Western Lumber Company, and A. C
Khaw, of Portland. Mr. Hyde.
Hyde was convicted of land frauds
In Washington several years ago and
his operations have extended over al
most a score of -years. In 1899, the
state alleges in the case on trial here,
Hyde" sent J. L.. Schneider here to ob
tain school lands in the Cascades, then
being: sold by the state for $1.25 an
acre.
Hyde Agrents F"Ile 146 Locations.
Schneider and others of Hyde's
agents made 14 6 applications, using
dummy names, the state charges. These
applications were then assigned to as
sociates of Hyde in San Francisco and
balances due the Government were paid.
Evidence introduced today showed that
many of these applications were sold
to the San Francisco men for $1 each.
The state maintains that the lands were
bought by the San Franciscans purely
for speculation and not for individual
use.
After the purchase was completed,
holders of the title transferred the
land under the Federal act of June 4,
1897, to the National Government and
received scrip, which could be located
on any other unappropriated Govern
ment land. This scrip was transferred
to the Western Lumber Company and
selections were made by that firm of
timber lands in Montana.
Company Denies Fraud.
The lumber company asserts that If
there was any fraud the company
knew nothing of It and bought it in
good faith. The company maintains
that It should not be deprived of its
rights by reason of fraud which could
have been discovered by proper exer
cise of diligence before the deal was
completed.
The state alms to cancel the patents
Issued to Hyde and his associates. If
the state wins, the school lands In this
"county will be increased by 3240 acres
and the Western Lumber Company will
lose its Montana lands obtained by
scrip.
Similar suits axe pending in other
Oregon counties and one case has been
tried In Marion County.
BAKER AGAIN NEEDS COAL
Dealers Declare Shortage Is More
Menacing Than Ever.
BAKER, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
That the coal shortage Is growing
more menacing than ever was the
statement of Baker fuel dealers today.
A small shipment last week relieved
the situation for a few days, but the
fuel was rapidly taken and dealers are
again facing a serious plight because
there are many demands from those
who have no fuel whatsoever. .
Many are burning wood, but there
has been a shortage In even this. One
dealer said that he placed an order
several months ago for 26 cars of coal
a month, but the mine had not been
able to ship because of the car short
Bge. Other dealers report similar
plights.
THREE FREED OF BRIBERY
Rich Promoter, Juror and Lawyer
Absolved In $10,000,000 Case.
CHICAGO, Nov. 20. Albert C. Frost,
wealthy promoter: Oliver W. Bourke
and Bert D. Wing, a lawyer, were
found not guilty of Jury bribing by a
jury In the Federal Court today.
Frost was- accused of having bribed
Bourke In the so-called $10,000,000
Alaska land fraud case of 1913. Bourke
was a Juror In the case and Frost, who
was acquitted, the defendant. Wing
was alleged to have been implicated in
the fraud.
GOOD FAITH IS ASSERTED
F. P. Bull Says He Still Believes Ore
gon Applications Good.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 20. Today's
session of the United States District
"jjt
Skin trouble costs
many a man his job
No matter how efficient a man may
be, if be has an ugly skin-eruption,
there are positions in which he cannot
be tolerated. He may know that it is
not in the least contagious, but other
people are afraid, theyavoidhim, and he
must make way for a man with a clear,
healthy skin. Why run this risk, when
i 'I lv
K
esiiioi
Ointment and Resinol Soap stop itching
and clear away eczema and similar
humors, so quickly and easily ?
Physicians have prescribed the Resinol treatment
for over 20 years. Every druggist sells Resinol
Ointment and Resinol Soap. For sample of each.
Jice, writ to Dept. 7-R, Koiaol, Baltimore, Md.
' ' ' 1
I - I i
. - A
i v 1
I : ' s. 3
M " - 1
I v I
if : I
Miss Inn Lcmlu,
ALBANY, Or.. Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) All Albany is mourning
the sudden death of Miss Inez
Lemke, one of the best-known
young women In the city, who
passed away at 8 o'clock from
heart failure.
Although she had been sick for
several months, she had not been
confined to her bed lately and
supposedly was improving. The
picture of beauty and just in her
16th year, she was not only a
great social favorite, but was
known and loved by almost every
resident of the city. The parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lemke, who
mourn her as their only child, have
been on the verge of a complete
breakdown all day and require
constant attention. The sickness
which resulted in her death is
believed to have been brought on
by overstudy, school work hav
ing been given up several months
ago. She was a member of the
junior class at the local high
school.
out of his timber land practice,
will resume the stand tomorrow.
He
CATHEDRAL MERE SHELL
BISHOP'S HOUSE AT RHEIMS HAS
ALMOST DISAPPEARED.
Stained Glass In Sad State of Destruc
tion, and Delicate Colonnade Show
Signs of Toppling.
RHEIMS, Nov. 4. (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) The Asso
elated Press correspondent, who at the
beginning of the war was one of the
first to be allowed to witness the de
struction caused by the German fchells,
again received permission to view the
interior. Inside every particle of wood
work except a tew splintered stalls and
the pulpit has been removed in order
to avert danger from Are. The bare
cathedral could thus be seen in all its
beautiful architectural lines.
The unique rose window above the
front portal, the stained glass of which
was considered as the finest specimen
of that art, is in a sad state of de
struction. The bells in the belfry are
held in their places by ropes, for shells
have destroyed their supports. Frag'
ments of statuary strew the floor. Out
side, the main portals now are pro
tected by sandbags, but all their stone
ornamentation disappeared in the first
bombardment. All around the roof the
delicate stone colonnades show signs
of toppling. The bishop's house by the
side of the cathedral has almost dis
appeared and every house In direct line
of fire from the German batteries is a
mere shell.
The population of Rhelms. which be
foro the war was considerably more
than 100,000, has been reduced to ap
proximately 18.000. Stores still keep
open in some of the streets, but when
ever a salvo of shells from a German
battery announces that the town is to
submit to a new bombardment, these
are closed and their proprietors, as
well as the other inhabitants, retreat
to their cellars.
WOOL MEN MEET DEC. 15
Oregron Convention Delayed by Con
flict With Portland Stock Show.
PENDLETON. Or.. Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) The annual convention of the
Oregon Woolgrowers' Association, set
for December 8 and 9 at Heppner, has
been postponed until December 15 and
16, according to J. N. Burgess, one of
the directors. The postponement was
made because of a conflict with the
Portland Livestock Show.
The Important measures to be dis
cussed at the convention include the
proposed increase in grazing fees for
sheep on Government reserves and the
matter of keeping trails open through
the reserves.
New Irrigation ITnlt Proposed.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Nov. 20.
(Special.) A new irrigation unit has
been arranged for by the Van Brim
mers which will take in 430 acres of
land west of the old Van Brimmer
ditch and north of Whitelake. A pump
ing plant will be installed and the
ditches constructed before Irrigation
season next year. The land owners
under the proposed unit get a water
right by paying $12.50 an acre to Mrs.
Van Brimmer and paying the cost.
The Wiley B.Allen Company purchased the
entire stock of the Packard Music Company
the price was low we give you the benef
the saving the values are phenomenal the terms to suit
Never before were such high-grade
pianos so radically reduced you
are getting tlfe choice of almost the entire
Packard line at prices most nearly approximat
ing factory cost plus freight and handling charges
HERE ARE A FEW PRICES:
Upright Upright Upright Upright Player Piano
Rosewood Case Rosewood Case Mahogany Case Mahogany Case Mahogany Case
$68.00 $95.00 $125.00 $155.00 $200.00
Player Piano Player Piano Grand Piano Grand Piano Grand Piano
Mahogany Case Mahogany Case Mahogany Case Mahogany Case Mahogany Case
$290.00 $355.00 $525.00 $537.50 $425.00
Sale positively closes one week from Saturday
STORE OPEX EVENINGS UNTIL 9:30 DURING THIS SALE
. Holding sales is foreign to our policy! From the fact that this is the first sale we have held in years, it is
self -evident that this is an event of out-of-the-ordinary importance. But for the advantages in the way of
low prices, we would never have considered the Packard Music Co.'s offer to sell. It presents to us an
opportunity to extend our patrons ana irienas tne benetits ol a forced sale, by
virtue of the Packard Music Co.'s desire to retire from the field at once, regardless
of the sacrifice necessary to sell their stock.
' If you contemplate the purchase of a piano for a Christmas present, by all
means choose now a small payment down is all that is required pay the balance
when you can well deliver when and where you say and make no charge for
storage if you desire us to hold your piano until Christmas. Remember that the
Wiley B. Allen Co. stands back of your purchase with a guarantee as binding as it
is Droaa.
Jj?
i mm i . ' " ""' '''". Also San Francisco, Oakland, " r ""-r- -: ---J(f T l'-
Sacramento, San Jose. Los An- 'j' m 'jKmTi zbo'
i um , fn """ . geles, San Diejro and Other r1'' "i" " . "Ja:i
GRANT STOCKMEN MEET
COUNTY AS WELL AS STATE REG
ISTRATION OP BRANDS URGED.
Protest Made Asalnst Increase In
Price of Grazing; and Good
Roads Are Advocated.
CANYON CITY, Or.. Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) The annual session of the Grant
County Stockgrowers' Association was
held In this clvy Friday eveninsr. A
larre number of prominent stockmeu
were present.
Officers were elected as follow:
President. George Clark; vice-presi
dent. Allen Porter; secretary. J. E.
Snow; treasurer, W. O. Cummings. The
following were chosen as the advisory
board: G. S. L. Snftth. William Byram,
R. Danby, Herman Oliver and L. V.
Stewart.
The association went on record as
favoring that both county and state
records be kept on file of certificates
of stock brands. Under the law recent
ly adopted stock brands are now only
recorded at Salem. A committee from
the local association will take this
matter up with the Cattle and Horse
Growers' Association, which is an or
ganization of the stockmen of the state.
with a view of having registration of
brands recorded ln each county as
formerly.
A protest was registered against the
proposed increase of grazing fees on
the National forests, as the present
fees were considered more than ample
to meet the expense of the Govern
ment, leaving a neat profit.
The Grant County Stockgrowers' As
sociation is the pioneer good roads
advaocate of this county. It has
always taken an active interest along
this line and since the John Day High
way has been proposed it has worked
unceasingly for Us establishment. It
is planned to send a delegation from
the association to Portland and Salem
to arouse interest In the building of
the highway through the John Day
Valley.
Oswego, New York., Man Souglit.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. F. A. Coon, of Oswego,"
N. Y.. has written to the Centralis
postmaster for information relative to
her husband. Mrs. Coon" last heard
from him in Tacoma. At that time
he said that he was 111, and was com
ing to Centralia. Letters addressed to
him here have been unclaimed, how
ever. The woman fears that Coon, who
is a traveling man.' Is in a hospital
somewhere in this section.
In the beginning- of the 19th century more
than 200 offenses were punishable with
death 1n Envland.
Winlock Plant to Start X7p.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) The Western Logging Company,
which last Winter purchased the west
side holdings in Winlock of the Veness
Lumber Company. Is preparing to start
operations. Arrangements have prac
tically been completed for shipping the
logs to Kelso by rail, where they will
be rafted for transportation to Colum
bia River points.
Children Donate Potatoes.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) Vader school children on Friday
donated 500 pounds of potatoes for the
Washington Children's Home. Each
cm id was asked to give one or two
potatoes. The express company did
its part by transporting the spuds
gratia.
When you have a bad cold
take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. It is excellent. It
only costs a quarter.
One-Minute Talk oa Home-Owning
Number Four
"What Would It Mean to My Family
If I Bought' a Home?"
You are vitally interested in throwing around
your family every environment which will make
each member of it a better man or woman.
To growing children the significance of the home
which "daddy owns" is inestimable. With them
living in a rented house is like playing with a bor
rowed toy it is not really theirs.
Just when they have made friendships in the
neighborhood, the landlord sells the property and
you are forced to move. That means a change bf
little friends, perhaps not nearly so desiaable; a new
school and new teachers.
The child of the man who owns his home has a
distinct advantage. Parents do not so carefully
choose the district in which they rent as the dis
trict in which they buy.
Buy a home and you will receive your reward,
not only in your own pleasures and comforts, but
in the knowledge that you have given your family
the best possible environment.
JtLUHS OISARTHtNT
IADD ESTATE COMPANY.
CoMord eidtJti Ituli
"" sssmsMrs . ipy t miwvw.H
TUB ' ,
Fast, Luxurious
Ocean Travel
Quickest Time Across the Pacific
Only 10 Days to Japan
Only 15 Days to China
Only 17 Days to Manila 1
Empress of Russia
Empress of Asia
Luxurious accommodations, including
suites with private bathroom.
New overland tour between Yoko
homt and Shanghai through Korea to
PEKING
S40 irold extra ibovn the round trip
steamship tare of 4XT.iO to Shangha.,
Honckonc and Manila.
One way via Honolulu If desired.
Our offices at each port assist trave
lers in planning for itineraries and re
liable guiHes.
full information cheerfully gives.
'Phone call or write,
J. V. Murphy, General Agent
B Xhu-d Sltml. rorvuu. Ore.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
! OCEAN SERVICES
V1 - - -- - - - - -I --, I I ,
.Tl?a