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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 2, 1908.
DEATHCERTIFIGATE
CONCEALS
C R I IV i F
Health Officer Pohl Lays
Bare Secret of Young
Woman's Tragic End. ;
ASKS FOR INVESTIGATION
Reports to Board That Miss Goldn
V. Rowland Died After Crim
inal Operation Scandal In
volves X-Itadlum Institute.
Dr. Esther Pohl. City Health Officer,
at a meeting of the Board of Health
yesterday morning, submitted a .written
report declaring that a young woman
who died at the X-Radium Institute, on
Third and Alder streets, last September,
as was given out at the time from heart
disease, in reality succumbed to the
effects of a criminal operation. The al
leged victim of malpractice was Miss
Golda VV. Rowland. 22 years of age, the
daughter of respectable parents, who
formerly lived in St. John, but who re
cently moved to Portland. Up to within
a few months of her death the young
woman taught school at Ariel, Cowlitz
County. Wash. . In the death certificate
filed at the time, the cause was given as
septic, endocarditis. -The name of Dr.
Carey Talbcrtt. a "local physician, was
signed to the paper by Ernest Heymans.
one of the proprietors of the establish
ment where the girl died. Heymanns
maintains that he was authorized by Dr.
Talbott to sign for her. -she being ill,,
but the doctor denies his story. The case
has been referred to City Attorney Kava
naugh for action. That District Attor
ney Manning will also take a hand is
probable.
Coroner Flnley. although fully cogni
zant of the facts at the time of the
young woman's death, made no report of
the matter to the District Attorney or to
any other official. This course he ex
plains by saying that he acted solely as
an undertaker In taking charge of the
body: that it was not a Coroner's case.
He told the girl's father to make known
everything to Mr. Manning, or to keep
the secret, as misht -be most advisable. ,
Heymans Quits Business.
While tiiere seems to be no evidence
at hand to show who performed the
criminal operation, or that it was per.
formed at the X-Radium Institute, it
Js significant that, after Dr. Pohl made
her report to the Health Board, Hey
mans announced that he had retired
from the business, having sold out to
others.- His statement involves Dr
Talbott, who, he declares, was in the
employ of the institute at the time of
the young woman's death and had been
In charge of the case personally for
three weeks before Miss Rowland was
'admitted to the "hospital," as .Hey
mans calls the institute. ' '
Dr. Talbott denies having had any
thing whatever to do with the oase,
and emphatically declares that she
never authorized Heymans' to affix" her
signature to the death' certificate. .'
Coroner Flnley admits that he-knew
most of the facts, and he himself ' de
clares a crime was committed. Ho
denies that he asked Dr. J. K. Locke
to perform an autopsy, but that Dr.
Locke did perform one is a fact. It
developed, says Dr. Locke; that death
was due to septic - endocarditis, or
a bloodolot on the heart, and revealed
to a certainty, he states, that a
criminal operation had been performed
at least ten days prior to the girl's
death. He is, therefore, positive that
the operation was hot performed at
the X.Ftadium ' Institute. '
Dr Pohl, in her official capacity,
took up the case as soon as she-learned
of the suspicious circumstances, and
yesterday reported that septic endo
carditis was the secondary cause of
death, not the primary, and that -.he
death cer.tifidate was fraudulent , -and
misleading in every respect.
"When Miss. Rowland wished 'to-enter
our hospital," - said; Heymans yes
terday, "she was under thp. care of Dr.
Talbott. When I was made aware of
her condition, I first demanded that
the girl sign a written statement, re
leasing me and my establishment from
any responsibility whatever for her
condition at that time, which she did.
Dr. Talbott drew up the statement for
Miss Rowland. During the girl s con.
llnement I visited her but a few times?
She died after being in our establish
ment less than three days. I called in
Coroner Finley. whom I told that I d
sired a full investigation. He con
sulted with the young woman's par
ents and later called' In Dr. Locke, who
performed an autopsy.
Did Xot Attend Autopsy. -
About that time Dr. Talbott reported
to me that she was ill, having" an at
tack of heart trouble. She said she
wished mo to attend the autopsy, and
to sign her name to -Whatever report
Dr. Locke made. This I did. I now
realize It was most unfortunate that I
ever did bo, . as the responsibility
should have been assumed by Dr. Tal
bott. to whom it belonged."
"The case was not one which called
for official action by me," said-Coroner
Flnley. "I knew that a crime- had
been committed, and so told the girl's
father. I informed him that he could
report the facts to District Attorney
Manning, or could keep the whole
matter a secret, as he saw fit. He de
cided to say nothing, as he had no evi
dence upon which to base a complaint.'
Heymans does not profess to be a phy
sician or surgeon, but says that his estab
lishment is merely a hospital. It has,
however, been mentioned several times
In complaints that have been made td the
city officials, and Dr. William Eisen. for
merly connected with- the establishment,
was recently convicted of performing a
criminal operation on a young woman. He
Is now awaiting sentence. Heymans de
clares that Dr. Eisen inspired the Inves
tigation, which terminated yesterday in
the report by Dr. Pohl. That this storv
Is. in part, at least, true seems to be
borne out by the fact that Dr. Pohl in
her report, said that the first Information
she received was a letter to Mayor Lane
from Lawyer John"F. Watts, counsel for
Dr. Eisen.
In her report to the Board of Health
Dr. Pohl declares that It Is her belief
that such -crimes are numerous in Port
land and that concealment of them is
made easy. In view of all tne facts,
known and yet to bo ascertained, it Is
the unanimous opinion of the city offi
cials that nothing short of a thorough
and most searching investigation by the
prosecuting officers of the . city ami
county will satisfy the demands o.f the
case.
That every one having any connection
whatever with the matter should -be sum
moned before the officers and examined.
Is the belief of all officials who heard
the facts as related' by Dr. Pohl.
Your Child's Inheritance.
Rev. Mlnot J. Savage.
No boy or girl can ever come tp be
utterly bad who remembers only love
and tenderness and unselfishness and
sweetness as associated with father
and mother In the old-time home. Give
them manly and womanly example,
give them training; give them the In
spiration of devoted lives, give them
these higher, deeper things. 'Do not
' care, so much as to whether you are
accumulating money, so -that you can
leave them a fortune. I really believe
that the chances are against that's be
ing a blessing for- a boy. But leave
them an accumulated fortune of mem-
! ones and inspirations and examples and
hopes, so taat they are rich in brain
and heart and soul and service. Then,"
if you happen to leave them the for
tune besides. !f -they . have all these,
the fortune will be shorn of its possiJ
billties of evil, and will become an In
strument of higher and nobler good.
CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE
East Side Business Men Talk of Pro
posed Improvements.
H. H. Newhall, who has kept in close
! touch with financial affairs, says: "We
can see that there is a decided Improve
ment in all directions. Financial af
fairs have practically assumed normal
conditions. Depositors are coming in
with their money, and money Is being
loaned for Improvements."
"W. L. Boise, president of the United
East Side Push Clubs, said in a recent
, address: "There Is no reason why the
East Side should, not go forward in
1908 even better than last year. The
North Bank railroad will be completed
into Portland, the Salem electric rail
way has been completed and will- be
extended, and the Mount Hood rail
way will be built. Everything points
to a good year. . The financial setback
is passing away even now, and we will
soon be going ahead even better than
ever before. Business centers are be
ing developed on the East Side. We
want to see to it that active steps are
taken to rebuild the Madison-street
bridge, and get our petitions ready for
another bond Issue as soon as the Su
preme Court passes on . the matter. It
is assumed that the decision of the
lower court will be affirmed and the
old bond issue set aside. It will be
hoove every citizen to get busy as soon
as the decision is handed down. And
the question of another pipe' line to
I Bull Run should be taxen up at once.
e wain mai pine line as soon as we
can get it. We shall need the water
even before it can be built. We want
the Madison-street bridge and that sec
ond pipe line."
Dr. C H. Raffety, of the water com
mittee, Indicated something of the
growth of the East Side by telling of
the tremendous pressure for water
mains In all portions of that portion
of the city, especially from the sub
urbs, in his talk before the United
East Side Push Clubs. He said that a
stack of petitions was on file more
than two feet tri depth with the super
intendent which could not be acted on
under present conditions.
"For 1907." he said, "it would have
taken $600,000 to meet all the requests
for water pipe, but of course that year
the Mount Tabor line was completed
and paid for. The old water rates will
remain in force unless the Council
should change them, and hence we will
have about $300,000 tor extensions."
' It may be said In this connection that
at no time was the East Side so. well
organized as far as civic clubs are con
cerned a3 at present, and every neigh
borhood is .pulling for street improvements,-
sewerage af.d water mains, cr
something else. It has1 oeen found that
more can ;be done through club organi
zations than by individual effort, even
If a few members are left to do the
actual work. At none of the meetings of
the numerous civlo clubs has there been
a. single note of discouragement, but
every one seems filled with hope for a
constant progressive movement.
GRANTS' OREGON PENSIONS
Congressman Ellis Receives Notice
of More Increases Given.
OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Feb. 1: Representative W. - R. El
ite' has "hern 'notified by the Bureau of
Pensions that the following persons have
been allowed increase of pensions:
Thomas H., Henj, Milton. $12.
Charles W-- Barber, Cornucopia.. $12.
William S. Powell. Portland, $20.
Edward A. Cvnhman. Goble. 120.
John P. Itarnsr, lmnana, $12.
Sarah" iita, widow John T. Kea, Baker
City. R.' -
lrenao S. Thomas, " Lamonta,. $12.
'-Melville M. Palmer. Tinker Cllv. $12.
Jonathan H. Van Orden. St. Helens, $12.
Jonathan B. Meyers, Portland, $12,
SamuM Mitchell. Portland. $20.
James R. Mathers. University Park, $12.
-Peter Merites, Portland, $12.
Henry NeufMer. Portland. $12.
Robert Z. Williams. Freewater. $12.
Lemuel . Reynold. Portland. $12. '
WllMam H. Hawkins, Rainier. $12.
William P. Samms, Enterprise. $15.
Morton G. Hcrrlek, Portland, $12.
Chaney Weat. Vernonla, $ir.
Nelson Homewood. Uaker City. $12.
Duncan McKay. Portland, $12.
John Matlock, Baker City. $12.
John M. Sehaeffer, Kent, $12.
Frederick Rlstlg. Portland, $12.
Thomas J. Moffat, Slimpter. $12.
Andrew McGregor. Ontario. $12.
. John P. Coulter, Portland. $12.
Ahram C. Huff. Oroy. $12.
-lames P McMinn, Baker City. $12.
. Charico w. French, Portland. $12.
Stephen R. Reed, Hood River, $20.
Charley P. Lovcll, Vmatiiln. $12.
I-aura Herlck. Portland. $.
Silas N. Hills,' Portland, $1S.
JoTin Gatse3:et: Portland, $12 "
Peter C. Steward, Yankton. $-'0.
Joseph A. Forbes, Portland. $15.
Allen Rhodts. McKay. $12.
John H. 'Ross, Alba, $12
John H. Decker. St. Helens, $12.
John H. Gibson. Pendleton, $1.-..
Alonro A. Lewis, Kilbride. $12.
Chariest Muehe, Portland, $12.
John M. ,S. Smith... Cove. $12. 1 '
Jamej A. Doremtls, Portland. $15.
GeorKe L. Freeman, Baker City, $15 .
Charrer. W. Cottel. Portland. $12
Leonard U. Wright. Portland. $12.
Noah Anspauch. Freewater. $lf,.
Jacob L. Rarnhouse, Mitchell, $12
David B. Reavis. Enterprise, $2u.
Nathanlal Long. Vale. $12.
Joseph D. Regner. Gresham. $15.
THOMAS C. MALONE DEAD
Ex-CHy Councilman's Funeral to Be
Held Today.
The funeral of Thomas CV Malone, who
died at his home on the Macadam road
Friday, will be beld this afternoon at 2
o'clock from St. Lawrence Church, Third
and Sherman ftreeta. Mr. Malone was 40
years old and was long prominent in,
city politics. He served three terms In
the Council, being elected the first time
under the Pennoyer administration. He
was a prominent member of the Council,
being elected from - the Seventh Ward.
After his service In the Council he held
a position In the Alaska cuptoms service,
being appointed by Collector Jvcy. Mr.
Malone was very, well known hero and
leaves a wide circle of friends. His ac
quaintance was particularly extensive
among those who are interested in poli
tic?. County Fair at Roseburg.
ROSEBURG, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.)
At the annual meeting of the Rose
burg Park and Fair Association-it was
definitely decided to hold a county fair
the coming Fall,' the date not being
definitely decided' yet. The district fair
was held in this city last Fall, but will
be held at Eugene the coming Fall.
The following officers for the fair as
sociation were elected: President, F.
E. Alley; vice-president, E. A. Hinkle;
treasurer, J. H. Booth; secretary, F. G.
Mtcelll.
JUDGE REBUKES
EDWIN MAYS
Pert Answer of Hall's Assist
ant Receives Censure
From Court.
HENEY SAYS "FAVORITISM"
Ex-Deputy United States Attorney Is
Charged With Neglecting His .
' Duties in Order to Protect
Brother's Clients.
DEVELOPMENTS IX HAUL TRIAI .
Edwin Mays, Deputy United States
Attorney under John H. Hall, tells
Heney that he does not approve of
Heney's policy of prosecuting the
land-fraud cases and Is rebuked by
Judge Hunt. Heney charges witness
with neglecting his duties .as assist
ant prosecutor for the Government
In order to protect his friends and
the clients of his brother. F. P.
Mays, from prosecution for alleged
fraudulent land entries. Mays testi
fies that Government's exhibit Is not
the map Putnam sent to Hall In
1901.
Hall tells of conference with Ful
ton and Mitchell In Washington In
January, 1901. and denies that there
was any understanding by which
Brownell and Campbell were assured
Immunity from land-fraud prosecu
tion. Harry C. Robertson, former private
secretary for Mitchell, contradicts
Hall's testimony by testifying that
Fulton was present at conference in
Mitchell's apartments in Washington
in January, 1901. Hall denied that
Fulton was present.
Introduction of testimony will
probably be concluded tomorrow.
Final argument will occupy two days
and case may KO to jury Wednesday
night.
It remained for Edwin Mays, Deputy
United States Attorney under John H.
Hall, yesterday to" furnish, the first real
pyrotechnics In the Hall conspiracy trial
in the Federal Court. On cross-examination,
Heney for about SO minutes had been
grilling the witness with severity. In
timating that Mays, while asslstam
prosecutor for the Government, had
6lighted his official duties and "protected
from prosecution for land frauds Claude
Thayer and others who were represented
legally by F. P.- Mays, brother of the' ex
Deputy District Attorney. By adroit
questioning Heney. had succeeded in
getting the witness into deep water and
it was then that Mays retorted sharply
by Informing Heney that he (Mays) did
not indorse Heney's policy of conducting
the land-fraud prosecutions.
Heney - undertook to prove by Mays
-that the latter was at no time vigorous
in his Investigation of alleged land frauds
in this state and that In 1902 he delib
erately failed to call before the grand
jury witnesses who were prepared to
prove the unlawful operations of Thayer
and his co-conspirators. Heney charged
that Mays did not give either Charles E.
Hayes, an attorney, or Morris Leach, an
opportunity to appear before the jury
which Investigated the alleged Thayer
frauds in Tillamook County, although
both had requested the privilege of being
witnesses for - the Government. Heney
charged that Hayes assured Mays that
he had sufficient documentary evidence
against Thayer and his alleged confed
erates to prove the existence of a con
spiracy to defraud the Government by
fraudulently acquiring about 100 valuable
timber claims in Tillamook County. Re
plying. Mays insisted that when he be
gan the investigation of the reported
frauds by Thayer before the grand jury,
he knew nothing of the facts and had to
depend altogether on the testimony of
the witnesses that had been suggested to
him by Special Agent A. R. Greene, who
had worked up the case. He , insisted
that he subpenaed all of the wittwsses
whose names had been furnished him by
the special agent and professed not to
have known that Hayes or Leach desired
to give the character of testimony Heney
had said they possessed.
"Is It not a fact that you refused to
permit Leach to become a witness, al
though you knew he was one of Thayer's
associates at Nthe beginning of the al
leged conspiracy V inquired Heney.
"No. I don't think I did." replied Mays.
"ttli you not tell Hayes, when he In
quired if you would not Insure the en
trymen Immunity If they should become
witnesses for the Government in order to
expose the details- of the agreement be
tween them and Thayer," followed He
ney. "that you would treat the persons
filing on the land no differently than you
would the principals?" '
"I don't recollect any such conversa
tion." responded the witness.
"Well, you hardly expected to be able
to get the inside facts of the case by
such a TJOlicy?" was the next inquiry.
"You did not expect these entrymen
would be very likely to offer their serv
ices as witnesses voluntgrily if- they knew
they were to be prosecuted- on-the same
basis as the real conspirators who em
ployed them to make these fraudulent
entries?"
i . .
Mays Makes Pert Answer. ;
"If I am to understand from your ques
tion that you wish to know whether or
not I approve of your policy- in condiict
Ing these land-fraud prosecutions," re
plied Mays, "I can pay that I do not-.".'
"No," retorted Heney, heatedly, ' "I
know that. Of course you do not indorse
my policy, but it ' is a fact, is it not.
that ail of the time, jrou were acting as
Deputy District Attorney you never -secured
a single conviction for land
frauds? And what is more, in the Me-Kinley-Kribs
deal, involving '40 timber'
claims, you caused the charge to be dis
missed and "
Judge Webster, for the defense, here
Intervened and objected to the form of
the cross-examination, ...sued by the
court what was sought to be shown by
the line of questioning, Heney replied
that he would show that, following the
dismissal of the complaint against Mc
Kinley and Kribs in this instance. F. P.
Mays, brother or the witness, had re
ceived part of the timber lands included
In the fraudulent filings that had been
brought before the grand Jury under Ed
win Mays.
Judge Hunt administered a stinging re
buke to the witness for .esponding to the
question as he had done, and cautioned
him to confine . himself directly to an
swering such inquiries as were proposed
by Heney, that the examination might be
expedited. Mays was informed by the
court that Honey was res-ponsible to the
Government both for his policy and for
his services as prosecuting officer, and
that Mays was answerable to the Gov
ernment for his conduct as a witness.
At. this Juncture Heney asked permis
sion to have Mays temporarily , excused.
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that the Government might call Harry C.
Robertson, of Seattle. Mays stood aside
and his cross-examination . will be con
cluded when court convenes at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. . The . defense will
probably close its case by calling one
more witness.' F. P. Mays, who was at
torney for the ' Butte Creek Company.
Several witnesses for the Government
will then follow in rebuttal, and It is? be
lieved all testimony will be submitted to
morrow. Arguments will probaby begin
Tuesday forenoon, and the case can go
to the jury late Wednesday or Thursday.
Fall to Identify Map.
The purpose of the defense in call
ing Edwtn M. Mays was to strengthen
the testimony of Hall in one important
detail the identification of the map
showing the unlawful fences of the
Butte Creek Company.' It Is the 'con
tention of the Government that this
exhibit is the same map that was furnished-
Hall, in April; 1901, by E. -A.
Putnam, the settler who first reported
the Butte Creek Company's Illegal ln
closure to the District Attorney's office.
Hall testified that the Government's ex
hibit was not the same map that Put
nam sent him. Mays, to whom Hall
showed the Putnam map when it ar
rived, yesterday declared that the map
offered in evidence by the Govern
ment was a different one and not the
plat submitted by Putnam.
In rebuttal of Mays" testimony as-to
the thoroughness of his investigation
of the alleged conspiracy of Thayer,
the Government tomorrow will call
Morris Leach,-who will testify that he
was in Portland during tho session ot
the grand jury that Investigated the
alleged Thayer land-frauds; that he
was a party to the conspiracy; and
that although he requested Mays to be
given an opportunity of testifying be.
fore the grand jury, he was not called
as a witness.
Heney's cross-examination of Hall
was not concluded until late yester
day afternoon. The efforts of the Gov
ernment during; the morning were
directed to establishing the cordial re
lations existing between Hall and Her
mann, Sorenson, F. P. Mays and Puter.
In the afternoon- Heney - managed to
draw from the witness an account of
his visit to Washington In January,
1904, when the conference was held be.
tween Hall and Senators Fulton and
Mitchell when, it is asserted by the
prosecution, the " arrangements were
completed whereby Hall should be re
appointed In consideration of protection
of Brownell and Campbell from Indict
ment and prosecution for any com
plicity. In the land-frauds. Hall em
phatically denied that during his visit
in Washington, he ; met both Senators
on more than one occasion. He said
ha took lunch with them one day, and
insisted that no -agreement or under,
standing - was ever reached by which
Brownell or anybody else was to have
immunity from prosecution for vio
lating any law.
Hall Tells of Famous Conference.
"I think it was on the afternoon of
January 18, 1904. that I met both Sena
tors Fulton and Mitchell in Washing
ton," testified Hall on cross-examination.
"On the invitation of Fulton I
took luncheon that day with him and
Mitchell. ' I do not remember that at
any time during my visit Fulton men.
tioned the subject of United States At
torney, On .ny first talk with Mitchell
after reaching Washington, he asked
me what was tne matter with Brownell;
what I was doing to him. I told him
I was not doing anything to Brownell.
but he said Brownell seemed badly
Beared and he wanted to know what
there was to It. I related to Mitchell
the various conversations I had had
with Brownell, also my. talk with
Special Agent A. R. Greene regarding
his Investigation of charges against
Hermann. He informed me that from
what he had discovered In his investi
gation, it appeared that persons, by
him believed to be fictitious, had gone
before Brownell and he had sworn to
certain affidavits for land surveys.
Greene did not mention that there was
any such evidence against Campbell.
"I assured Mitchell that 1 did not know
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ACCOUNT-PAY IN
ON YAMHILL
of anything against Brownell myself but
he still insisted that f Brownell was timid
and nervous. I had previously- told both
Senators that-1 wanted tho District At
torney, matter - settled. Fullon ' suggested
that the three of us take luncheon the
day before I left Washington. It was
then that we brought up the subject of
United States Attorney. Mitchell, who
was the spokesman, said that he and
Fulton were trying to get together and
agree on some one to recommend as my
successor, but that they had been unablo
thus far to agree, each one having a
candidate for tho place, and admitted that
they might finally recommend me for re
appointment. They said further that they
would confer with Hermann and William
son so that the delegation might be able
to agree on a man. In other words, they
gave me a stand-off.
"Mitchell did say that if 'poor Brown
ell' should get into trouble and be in
dicted he did not want me to be any
harder on him (Brownell) than I had to.
He also said that Brownell was hard up
and requested me' to turn over to him
such legal business as 1 was able to give
him, and I agreed to help Brownell in
that way. I don't riiiember that Fulton
ever promised me he would support me
for reappointment, although I thought he
would. Neither did Fulton ever tell me
that Brownell had told him that I had
threatened him with indictment, but he
did tell me that although Brownell had
recommended me for reappointment, he
(Brownell) was trying to get the place
ior his law partner, Campbell."
Robertson Contradicts Hall.
Hall denied that Fulton had ever inter
ceded with him not to prosecute Brownell
If he (Hall) could avoid it and not neglect
his duty. The witness further testified
that he did not remember .laving seen
Harry C. Robertson, private secretary to
Mitchell, in Mitchell's rooms on the oc
casion of his visit to the Senator in Wash
ington In January. 1904. This part of
Hall's testimony was discredited during
the afternoon session when the Govern
ment called Robertson, who testified! that
both Fulton and Hall called on Mitchell
in the latter's apartments on the night of
January 17, the day before Hall left
Washington, and the day on which the
famous Mitchell-Fulton letter to Brown
ell was written, assuring Brownell that
he need have no further fear from Hail
as to an Indictment and prosecution for
land-frauds.
Through Robertson, Heney also laid the
foundation for proving that United States
Attorney W. C. Bristol was mistaken
when he testified for the defense that he
did not send a telegram from Portland to
Heney at San Francisco In August, 1906.
reciting the fact that H. H. Hendricks,
who had just been found guilty of sub
ornation of perjury, had made overtures
to Bristol and requested that his sentenco
be postponed for a week until he could
see Heney and make some arrangement
to appear as a witness for the Govern
ment against Williamson and Hall.
Robertson testified that in 1906 he was
employed as stenographer under T. B.
Neuhausen, Special Inspector to the
Interior Department, with offices In the
Federal building with the United States
Attorney; that on the night of August 9
or 10, 1906, the date the Heney telegram
was forwarded on the subject of Hen
drick's sentence, he saw Hendricks enter
Bristol's office and remain in consulta
tion with the United States Attorney for
about 30 minutes.
Otlier Witnesses Tomorrow.
Heney tomorrow will call Irvin Rit
tenhouso and other clerks in the United
States Attorney's office at the time In
corroboration of Robertson's testimony
and to prove that Bristol actually caused
the Heney telegram to be sent.
On re-cross-examination, Hall yester
day afternoon explained at considerable
length his interpretation of the statute
of limitations as applied to conspiracy
cases for the purpose of showing that he
investigated all alleged land frauds thjt
were brought to his notice In which tho
statute of limitations had not run. In
this connection. Judge Webster offered a
number of letters that were written by
W. W, Stetwca-, president of the Butte
We picked up fifty of the choicest Coats ever
offered by Eastern jobbers, and owing to the
lateness of the season the price to us was half
the regular wholesale cost. We marked them
10 per cent above the regular cost, and now cut
these marks in half. Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday will be brisk coat buying days. The
old thermometer will take many a tumble before
the first approach of Spring, and there's yet lots
of time for coat wearing. Exquisite Fur Coats
of almost every sort. Rich cloth productions
in shades of promised favor. Checks, plaid's
and stripes in neat invisible effects. A gathering
distinct dfeiir e THREE DAYS AT HALF
New Spring Suits
Are filling these parlors with an air of exclusive
charm. The new Pointed-Back. Cutaway i
bound to receive its share of favor. We are
already showing this style in the new shades of
blue and brown. The patterns are mostly the
invisible stripes. Folds of silk usually consti
tute the trimming. Jaunty, swagger suits are
these; bound to be popular. All the coming
shipments of Two-Piece Tailored Suits. Due to ar-
THE WAY OF YOUR CONVENIENCE
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Creek Company, to F. P. Mays, the com
pany's attorney. These letters related to
the civil suit that had been filed by Hall
against the company for maintaining un
lawful fences and disclosed a desire on.
the part. of the company to comply with
the wishes of the Government officiHls.
Tn one of these letter Steiwer instructed
Mays to ascertain from Special Agent
Dixon what would be required of the
company in order to have the civil suit
dismissed.
FILIPINOS END SESSION
Inaugural Convening of Legislature
Over. Regular to Begin.
MANILA, Feb. 1. The inaugural ses
sion of the Philippine Legislature
closed at 7:15 o'clock tonight. The first
regular session will open next Tuesday
morning. The final session - was made
memorable by consideration of the As
sembly resolution to unseat Dominador
Gomez. The vote was a tie. The Speak
er then cast his ballot in favor of Go
mez and the resolution was lost. The
question of the citizenship of Gomez
was the only point decided. The matter
of his moral character is to be consid
ered by a committee In connection with
i resolution to give him a seat during
the regular session.
During the opening session 13 pro
tested election cases were finally de
cided. 12 delegates elected on the face
of the returns being seated and one
unseated. One hundred and twenty-five
bills were Introduced, of which five
passed both houses. One passed the
Assembly, but was rejected by the
Commission.
There was no disorder throughout
the session and Governor-General
Smith . has expressed his satisfaction
with the conduct of the Assemblymen
since they were convened.- Late Sec
retary Ferguson, of the Philippine Com
mission, will be given a state funeral
on Monday. His remains probably will
be shipped to the United States on the
transport Sherman for interment at
Washington.
LIMIT HOP PRODUCTION
Washington Growers Agree to .Cut
Down Average 30 Per Cent.
PUYALLUP. Wash., Feb. 1. (Special.)
Nearly 100 hopgrowers of Washington
met here today and perfected a state or
ganization, and the necessary steps will
be taken Immediately to affiliate with
the Pacific Coast Hopgrowers' Union. Un
der the bylaws of the latter organiza
tion. Washington is allowed three direc
tors, and the state was divided into three
districts, to be known as the Taklma
district, embracing the territory east of
the mountains; the Chehalis district. In
cluding the hop lands south of Tacoma.
and the Puyallup district.'"- representing
the acreage of the Puget Sound country.
W. D. Cotter was elected director of the
Puyallup district, and Yakima and Che
halis will elect their representatives next
Saturday.
It was agreed that the owners of all
fields containing over five , acres should
cut down the acreage 30 per cent this
j-ear. providing the same is agreeable to
the Oregon and California members.
From the discussion it is probable that
the middleman will be eliminated here
after. Among those in attendance were:
Isaac. Pincus and Otto Stephenson, rep
resenting Herman Klaber & Co. . It is
said the hop acreage In some parts of
the state has been decreasing on account
of the prices offered for land In one
acre tracts, making a sale more profitable
than the further cultivation of bops.
This Little World of Ours.
" Hubert Grove.
Science has enlarged our conception
of God by enlarging our conception of
the universe. Before science did this.
Butterfly effects.
The
inexpensive.
FASHIONABLE
STYLE
RESORT
our little world was considered to bo
in the center of creation; and ft 'was
believed that the sun. moon and stars
revolved around It every 24 hours. Our
little planet was the most Important
place which God had created and the
Lord was supposed to have this for
his chief care. But astronomy camo
and siiowcd us that the earth was only
onr- among myriads of planets, the sun
only one of many million suns, our
world but a speck in the heavens. And
so, with our knowledge of tho universe,
grew our itlt-a of the wisdom and power
of the Creator.
TO WIND UP QUICKLY
A 4 Fcr Cent Kxtra DiM-ount on
What's Left.
Only eighteen instruments altogether
remain of nearly 125 more or less used
pianos and organs which were offered
so greatly under price at the com
mencement of this sale.
We sre determined to dispose of each
one of the remaining instruments,
even though It. is necessary to extend
the sale for two or three days longer.
Since tiie assortment is not so com
plete' as heretofore, we are going to
make an extra Inducement, a discount
of 4 per cent on special sale price of
any of these instruments.
A superb Hallet & Davis remains; wc
will take one-third Its original value.
A magnificent mahograny colonial
style Kimball, the style , now
$33S. -
A Decker piano, cost $500 when new,
now $210.
A Steinway piano, like new; usual
price J450 to $500, now $218.-
We will take $13 or $20 cash, and
$10 a month.
A New Kngland piano, $10".. '
A Conover upright, $110, and a
Kranich & Bach upright, $93.
A superb Steck square, $75.
A magnificent Lindeman, $54.
-A Gardner piano, good tone, $42. and,
think of it, a Pearson square piano, a
rattling good one, in playable shape.
$18.
All of these last named pianos may
be obtained for $5 or $S cash and $3 or
$4 monthly If you like.
An Angelus for $110.
A Ceciiian for $100, and a genuine
Pianola for $162, all accompanied with
plenty of music rolls.
These can !. had for $6 or $S a
month, and will surely solve the "silent
piano" problem in your home.
Organs, too.
A good little Bridgeport organ goes
for $28.50.
A fine quarter-sawed $125 style Kim
ball goes for $54.
Then there is a beautiful little self
playing crgan. a lot of music rolls go
witn. it e shall close this out at $6S.
$6 down and $3 a. month buys an
organ.
Any -of these used pianos and organs
and piano players may be returned to
ns at any time within two years and
full price paid will be allowed toward
purchase of any new instrument de
sired. Remember, the above prices are sub
ject to four per cent if you make your
selection within the next three davs.
E iters Plant. House, 351 Washington
street.
Rats Grind Off Their Teeth.
(London Globe.)
A curiously marked stone has - been
found at Colebrooke, Devonshire, in tho
middle of a wheat rick, and geologists
who have seen it express the opinion that
the markings on the stone were caused bv
rats -using It to grind their teeth, which
otherwise grew to an Inordinate length.
Some rats have been even known to
starve owing to their teeth getting too
lone-