TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1916. NIGHTRIDER CASE IS GULLED IN TAGOHA WOMAN WHO CAUSED PROSECUTIONS IN NIGHTRIDER CASES. !MI O- . - 5. There Is a Good Decisive Reason Why Thirteen Pacific County De fendants Accused of Trying ' . to Drive Off Settlers. ii S, f- I -- T ft v4rv IvV Wrs 'J .jpf 0m.':. tr LONG TRIAL IS EXPECTED n fir i ms ivian v.- .1 i. Suit Is Result of Scries of Alleged Threats and Intimidation of Homesteaders, Principally Mar- . garet Ross and Family. r TACOMA. Dec. 7. Thirteen of the alleged "niKht riders" from the North Hiver country in Pacific County ap peared in the Federal Court today for trial on a charge of conspiring to in jure Mrs. Margaret Ross and other homesteaders in Pacific County. That the Government and defense ex pect the case to last perhaps several weeks was indicated In the examina tion of the jurors. The 13 .defendants are Ralph and John Howard, Claude Vanderpool, Homer Blaine, Ernest and Walter Burke, Joseph Crawford, Virgil Dolan, Enoch Dillard. Mike Harnahan, James C Simmons, Trenton Tidwell and Earl Timmon. They are charged in the Indictment with having on several occasions, be ginning July 15, 113. conspired to drive Mrs. Margaret Ross, Alma De Long, George Wheaton and Frank Mar tin, by threats and intimidation, from their homesteads in Pacific County. The defense will be that If the acts complained of were committed at all, they were committed by other persons. Mrs. Margaret Rosa' first attempt in the Pacific County Court 'resulted in the arrest and conviction of her two eons. Earl and Frank, on a charge of assaulting a neighbor. Mrs. Ross then took the matter up with the Federal authorities. The grand jury last year Indicted the 13 defendants, partly, it-is said, as the result of the work of three Government special agents. Jury Work la Slow. When the L'nited States District Court adjourned today 22 talesmen had been examined for jurors and 11 of the number had been excused for cause or had been peremptorily challenged. A special venire had been called Wednes day and when the case opened before Judge E. E. Cushman the courtroom w.s filled with interested spectators, drawn by the widespread publicity which had been given the case. As the Jury stands tonight, it is com posed of the following men: George Unger, retired, Tacoma: R. C. Hubly, lumberman, Tacoma: C. W. White, launch operator, Cathlamet, TVush.; Charles B. Lyons, farmer, Amboy, Wash.; Fred H. Pentecost, lumberman, TaTcoma; Thomas Irving, dairyman, Cathlamet, Wash.; A. F. Naef, furniture dealer, Tacoma; Phillip J. Horther, produce merchant, Tacoma: W. C. Mab cock, real estate, Tacoma; Walter Clin ton, inspector Washington Forest Fire Association, Adna, Wash.: E. B. Chris tie, railroad watchman, Tacoma. Six Challenge Exercised. In obtaining this number of jurymen the defense exercised three of its 10 peremptory challenges, while the prose cution used three of the six challenges in examining the jurymen. District At torney Clay Allen, assisted by Assist ant Attorney George P. Fishburne,- rep resented the Government, while the de fense was represented by John T. Welsh, of South Bend, and A. R. Titlow, of Tacoma. W. H. Abel, of Montesano, will not take part in, the case at this time. The work of selecting the jury is be ing carried on with the utmost care by both sides, the least deviation from the customary answers to the questions of the attorneys, subjecting the prospect ive juror to a grilling. It is believed that the jury will not be completed until late tomorrow. The 13 defendants will all be tried together. In this connection the Gov ernment won the first skirmish be tween the opposing attorneys. Judge Cushman denied the motion of Attorney Welsh, for the defense, that the prosecution be compelled to elect under which of the four counts in the Indictment the defendants will bo tried, and to try specific defendants for acts charged to some of them In the indict ment. Mr. Welsh took exception to the ruling of Judge Cushman. POLK BUDGET 22 MILLS Public Hearing on Adoption Set for December 2 9. DALLAS, Or., Deo. 7. (Special.) Polk County Court has adopted its tentative budget for 1917, and proposes to levy a tax of 22 mills, the full limit permitted by law. Forty thousand dol lars has been placed in the budget for the construction of the Salem bridge. One year ago more than J60.000 was raised by taxation for this purpose, but it is said that most of this was applied to other purposes. A determined effort is to be made at once to bring the Sa lem bridge construction to a head, so that work will commence in the Spring of next year. The court will hold its public budget meeting on December 29. NOTE SIGNEDJ3Y MISTAKE Oregon City Man Shows He Thought It Was Insurance Application. OREGON CITY7Or., Dec. 7. (Spe cial.) T. C, Miller, employed as a musi cian in a local theater, today won an .action before Circuit Judge Camphell, wherein L. A. Bullar attempted to col lect from him $62, alleged due on a promissory note. Mr. Miller alleged he signed the note believing it an application for an in surance policy. He said he signed the note without reading it. Illness Cuts Kelso Attendance. KELSO. Wash., Dec. 7. (Special.) l-cnool attendance in the Kelso schools suffered more from absences on ac count of actual illness the past month than during any previous month, ac cording to the report of Superintendent Lee r. Jones. Absences for the month totaled 338 days, as compared with 151 In the corresponding month last year. 2 0 Have Diphtheria at Shelton. SH ELTON, Wash., Dec. 7 Twenty cases of diphtheria have developed in Shelton since last Friday, when a son of Horace Dumbartel was stricken witn the disease. The cases have since de veloped in four families. The public scnoois, theater and public assemblies of all sorts have been closed. Embargo on Food Exports Urged. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 7. The Seat tie Central Labor Council last night passed a resolution demanding thac Congress place an embargo on expor tation of all food. The resolution was telegraphed today to all Washington's Senators and Representatives in Congress. 1 V e. ' I - ' 1 " - -2 SIRS. MARGARET SI. ROSS. PIONEER DIES AT 9 Reuben Gant Passes Away at in Philomath. His Home PLAINS CROSSED IN '50S Residence Maintained In Willamette Valley Slore Than Half Century and Service Seen in Rogne River Indian Wars. PHILOMATH, Or., Dec. 7. (Special.) Reuben. Gant, Oregon pioneer and long a resident of this city, died at hi3 home in Philomath Wednesday. Mr. Gant would have been 99 ywirs old next Slay. Until a year ago h en Joyed robust health, but for the past several months has been confined to his bed. Tie funeral was held here Thursday from the United Brethren Church. Reuben Gant was born in Indiana and foj more than half a century he nas ueen a reeuueni ui nie v umiucLLo Valley, living in Benton County the greater part of that time. He was tie first mn to bring a wheeled vehicle over the Cascade Mountains, following a route and breaking a trail over what later became known as the Barlow road. When a youg man Reuben Gant taught school in Indiana; then he went to Missouri, following the same voca tion. Parties were beeing organized there to eo to be Far West, and young Gant joined one of these in the early 50a. When they reached Eastern Ore gon they found further progress blocked by the Cascade barrier. Tje leader wanted to halt, or take another route. Gant believed they could get over the range. He was offered -the best cow in the outfit if he would suc cessfully lead the way over the moun tains. He did this, although tjiey were obliged at one place to lower the wagons over a bluff by ropes. Gant, for some reaeon, did not get tne cow. but he was satisfied by taking the daughter of tje leader as his wife. He and his bride came to the Wil lamette Valley and settled upon a claim. He went to Southern Oregon w.ien gold was discovered in the Ropue River country. He served as a soldier through a part of the Rogue River Indian War. After the Indian War he returned to the Willamette Valley and ha re mained liere continually. For almost 40 years he has been a continual resi dent of Benton County, near Philomath. P0ST0FFICE AIDS IN CHASE Four Inspectors Take Trail of Idaho Stage Robbers. SPOKANE. Dec. 7. Four postoffice inspectors, two from the Spokane dis trict and two from the San Francisco office, were today placed on tho trail of the highwaymen who held up and robbed, after killing the driver, the man stage running Between Kogerson, Idaho, and Jarbidge. Nev., yesterday. A shirt and an overcoat covered with blood were found near the scene of the robbery, and the opinion is expressed that K. Searcy, driver of the stage, wounded one of the robbers before he was shot through the back. It is thought the robbers obtained in excess of $3000 when they rifled the mail pouches. The money in the pouches was intended for the payroll oi tne Long Hike mine near Jarbidge. BANK ROBBERSNOT TAKEN Four Reported in Iarty That Pil fered Bothell Institution. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 7. The rob bers who forced the cashier of the State Bank, of Bothell. to deliver $4000 to them yesterday are believed to have made their" way out of the woods in which they found Bhelter and to have reached Seattle. ' According to Harry Mori, the Japa nese chauffeur who conveyed the rob bers to Bothell, there were four men in the party, one of whom stood guard outside while three entered the bank. PEDDLING TO BE STOPPED Kelso Also Decides on Construction . of Much Sidewalk. KELSO, Wash., Dec. 7. (Special.) The Kelso City- Council last night voted to enforce the anti-peddling or dinance as eoon as the legal rights of 1 1 ' ' L: -i the city under the ordinance can be determined. On account of the opera tfo.of two meat-peddling wagons with in the city limits this question has aroused much heated debate within the past few months. An ordinance providing for the. con struction of five-foot cement walks In the residential districts was passed, tnd another ordinance "to regulate the use of Fourth of July explosives will be ready for passage at the next meet ins. 42 SENTENCES COMMUTED Governor of Montana Shows Favor to Two Life-Term Men. HELENA, Mont., Dec. 7. Governor Stewart today commuted the sentences of 42 prisoners in. the state prison. Among these were two men serving 89-year sentences, one of which terms was cut to 20 years and the other to not less than 18, nor more than 99. The commutations are subject to approval by the State Board of Pardons. Walter Whltworth. who killed Adolph Levin while foreman of the great Gil lette and Reeder. ranch in Northern Montana, had his 10-year sentence made indeterminate between three and 10, and George Melville, who slew a neighbor at Bald Butte in a row over Melville's wife in 1907, had his 20-year term changed to between 9 and 20 years. CARLO TITA FACES CHARGE Accusation of Practicing Medicine Without License Pressed. Prosecution of Carlo Tlta. of 2?m Hall street, for practicing: medicine without a license,- opened before Dis trict Judsre Rail vMtAdv or. ,t ...n v, concluded today. Tita, who was said by Attorney A. B. Ferrera to be worth h. and S35.000. is BrURPil nf ran,Anti himself to John Fata, of 566 Hood aucci, vn Apni o last, as a competent physician and to have collected J105 from Fata for "curing" him of a dread disease, which Fata never had. Tita admitted that he had no license to practice medicine. LEWIS OFFICIALS TO SHIFT Newly-Elected Ones to Assume Posts January 8. CHEHALIS, Wash.. Dec. 7. fSnecial The officers recently elected in Lewis county will assume their duties on January 8. Mrs. Cora Black, elected clerk, is the only new officer to an nounce her chief deputy. Charles-Hoss, Jr., of this city, was appointed. It is understood that Floyd Hancock, a Chehalis attorney, will be deputy prosecutor, and that Ed Deterlng and J. G. Krieble, of this city, will be depu ties under Sheriff -elect Berry. It is expected that J. C. Dallavo wil) be chief deputy under Mrs. Bertha Gage, Auditor-elect. These are the only county offices in which the administra tion is changed. MILLS CUT DOWN OUTPUT Lumbermen Also Reject Orders Be cause of Car Shortage. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 7. be West Coast Lumbermen's Association reports that Pacific Northwest lumber mills are turning away. orders and cutailing production on account of car shortage. Production has been reduced nearly 22 per cent. In the matter of car sup ply, lumbermen are averaging 50 per cent of their immediate requirements. A number of mills are closing for the remainder of the year. Cargo ship ments, both coast and offshore, have taken a Budden spurt. $1960 PAID FOR STEER Detroit Packer Buys California Prize Animal at Chicago. CHICAGO, Dec. 7. "California Fa vorite," awarded tile grand steer cham pionship of the International Livestock Exposition here, was sold at auction today to -a Detroit packing firm for $1960. The price is declared to be the highest ever paid for beef. The price per pound was 1.75. TZ,a steer was raised by tnt Uni versity of California and the proee-Js of the sal wiJl go to the agricultural department of that institution. Hatcheries Bill Passes House. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash- ington, Dec 1.- The House of Repre sentatives today passed the omnibus fish hatchery bill, which carries $50,010 each for hatcheries on the Columbia River and Lake Quinault and in Idaho. K'J v viiir:l:nJ v.'Tr -,,11 :-C-;.$: i I t! - if b t OREGON HENS LISTED Honors to Be Sought in Seattle Show Next Week. PICK FROM PORTLAND TO GO Local Exhibit Regarded as Great Success and Numerous Sales Are ReportedSpecial Rafcbit Prize Goes to Mrs. E. J. Clarke. Oregon birds are expected to cap ture a large number of the prizes at the Seattle Poultry Show, which will be held next week. . Larse numbers of the prize winners in the show at present being held In the new r ailing building under the auspices of the Ore gon Poultry Association are being en tered for the Seattle show. Many of these, it is believed, cannot be beaten by anything in the Northwest. H. V. Marx, superintendent or the show, said yesterday that 260 birds now at the Portland display had al ready been entered for the Seattle show. He estimated that a total of 400 birds would go from the Portland show to Seattle. A special feature of the Portland show Is the large number of sales re ported by exhibitors. The phenomenal price of foodstuffs has aroused an in terest In chickens which has resulted in many purchases by would-be poul- tryraisers. The commodious quarters in which the show is being held admits of the proper exhibiting of the birds to the spectators, thereby being an assistance in transactions ot this character. The crowds continued . good at the Poultry and Pet Stock Show yesterday, there being a steady run of visitors from the time the show opened at 9 o'clock yesterday morning until it closed at 10 o'clock at night One of the interesting exhibits at the show is a large owl which was captured by C. E. Armstrong, of Cor vallis, and is exhibited in a coop along side some of his White Leghorns. A sign over the coop says: "Fed on In- wood White Leghorns." The prize . of fered in the pet stock department of the show by C. S. Gibson, of Detroit, Mich., for the' best pair of wow Zealand rabbits was awarded to Mrs. E. J. Clarke, 489 East Seventy- nlntb street north, Portland. The show continues today and tomor row. POLK RECALL STIMULATED Advertisement for Work on Cen sured Improvement Resented. DALLAS, Or.. Dec. 7. (Special.) Polk County Court, in the absence of County Judge Teal, has advertised for bids for the fencing of the right of way on the new road improvement con structed during the past Summer at Independence. This has brought to the surface again the bitter censure visited upon the members of the court for the original making of the improvement, which included a mile of hard-surface pavement and the construction of a new concrete bridge. The award will be made December 29, and it is re ported that a large delegation of citi zens will be on band to protest this expenditure of money. This new action on the part of the court has added new life to the recall movement. The recallers are working quietly, but it la reliably, reported that they are busy with the circulation of petitions. THEFT IS NOT PROVED Vancouver Man Acquitted of Chick en Theft Charge. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 7. (Spe cial.) J. R. Richardson, charged with stealing chickens from T. B. 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