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10 THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAN. PORTLAND, JULY 5, I90S. BOOTH ACQUITTED IN BRIBERY CASE Verdict Returned at Morning Session Exonerates ex-Official of Land Office. ONLY HENEY CASE LOST Malarkey Declares Defendant Is Completely Vindicated, Since No Testimony Was Intro duced In His Behalf. By a verdict reported in the United States Court yesterday, James Henry Booth, ex-Receiver of the Roseburg Land Office, was acquitted of the charge of accepting unlawful compen sation while serving as an official of the Government. Booth was indicted for furnishing advance Information to Frederick A. Kribs, a timber land speculator of Portland, regarding the final cancellation of lieu land selec tions, and for which it was alleged he received 800 on October 3, 1903. The Jury reached a verdict at 12:05 o'clock yesterday morning, 35 minutes after the instructions of Judge Wolverton had been repeated. At 12 o'clock mid night Judge Wolverton went home, after ordering that the Jury be locked up for the night, consequently the find ings of the jury could not be reported Into court until 9 o'clock yesterday morning. "Naturally, we are overwhelmed with joy," said Dan J. Malarkey, of counsel for the defense, yesterday after the verdict had been rendered! "At no time since the trial began did we fear a. conviction, but we suspected the Gov ernment had succeeded in getting on the Jury two or three prejudiced men who would stand out for conviction indefinitely. The verdict amounts to more than an acquittal. It is most de cisively a vindication, especially In view of the fact that the defense did not offer one syllable of testimony to controvert the inferences and insinua tions that were presented in the testi mony of the Government, and on which tile prosecution relied for a conviction. Sees Change of Sentiment. "The verdict is significant, as show ing that the public is no longer im pressed with the guilt of every man against whom the Government officials have seen tit to return an indictment. The charge against the defendant James Henry Booth, was returned In 1905, on the last day of the session of the grand Jury, and, as the evidence presented by the Government disclosed, was prompted evidently by the ambi tion of Francis J. Heney to establish a reputation as a prosecutor, and W. J. Burns, who sought thereby to build for himself a reputation as a detective. The indictment was returned along with a number of others, and, as the evidence showed, the one against James Henry Booth was returned solely on the testimony of Frederick A. Kribs, a self-confeesed briber. "We did not offer any testimony, be cause we felt that the Government by its own testimony, and on which a con viction was relied, had failed to estab lish Its case against Mr. Booth. The indictment specifically alleged that Booth furnished Kribs with advance information relating to the final can cellation of lieu land selections. In proof of this allegation the Govern ment failed to present a single word of testimony to corroborate its assump tion of the guilt of the defendant. In view of the patent weakness of the Government's own case, the defense was perfectly willing to submit the matter to the fair, honest and intelli gent Jury before which the case was tried." Eighteen Heney Cases Left. This is the first of about 30 of the so-called "Heney indictments" in which the Government has failed to secure a conviction, and undoubtedly will have an influence on the trials that are to follow. Of these, there are probably 18. The Government attributes its defeat in the James Henry Booth case to the failure of J. T. Bridges, ex-Register of the Roseburg Land Office, and co-official with Booth, when the alleged frauds were perpetrated, and to Fred erick A. Kribs, the man who delivered the S00 check to Booth. It was on these witnesses that the prosecution depended for a conviction. Both were guilty of even more flagrant violations of the land laws of the state, declared the defense, than was Booth, yet both escaped prosecution. This was an Important factor in in fluencing the jury's verdict and the im pression crept out during the trial of the case that If Heney promised Bridges and Kribs immunity for the testimony they were to give against Booth, the Government prosecutor for once in his life was short-changed. Both of these witnesses contradicted themselves and each other in the testi mony they gave for the prosecution and without positive declarations from each, particularly from Kribs, the Gov ernment could not hope for a con viction. Yesterday Mr. Booth received a score of telegrams from friends throughout the state. One of his personal friends from Roseburg wired as follows: "Let us know when you will arrive. Will arrange for a demonstration." Mr. Booth and his wife, who was a faith ful attendant during the trial, left last night for their home and their home going was a Joyous one. They were accompanied as far as Eugene by ex State Senator and Mrs. R. A. Booth, who had been in the city during the trial. In the party also were A. C. Woodcock, of Kugene, and Dexter Rice, of Roseburg, who assisted in the defense of Mr. Booth. FROWNS ON THE AIGRETTE AY oman Thinks It Heathenish and C ruel as Hat Ornament. PORTLAND, June 29. (To the Edl tor.) I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to the Portland Woman's Club for speaking: of the aigrette being: worn as a hat ornament, as a badge of un speakable cruelty. "Why not Include all birds, wings, etc. in the same category? For years I have wondered that a civi lized nation should recognize such pagan ornaments that call for blood shed and unspeakable suffering. It is a token of premeditated cruelty to see the dead carcass of a poor bird or wing perched upon some fashionable wo man's hat. To gratify her Inordinate vanity she will (to to her milliner and look over the brilliantly hued birds and wings, etc.. and say: "Yes, put that one on. It will look so stylish." That set ties iu To look stylish, some women will sacrifice almost anything, will sub mit to all kinds of discomfort, even real pain, ge so far as to distort and disfigure the body; cinching the waist till they look like the wasp and their health Is ruined for life. The high French heels are an outrage to any American woman's good sense. To such, it is useless to appeal to their reason. They will say they might as well be out of the world as out of fashion. But to the Innocent, sweet faced girl we meet on the street with the badge of cruelty on her hat she does not realize or think what cruel, crimson slaughter has been committed to gratify vanity and fashion. Could she hear the pittiful "cheeps" and shrieks of fear the little birdling gives, the mother bird's frantic cries of an guish as she Hits from bush to bush as cruel men catch and slaughter the lit tle birds for hat ornaments, this girl would get her eyes opened. I believe that all right-thinking wo men and girls, if they stop to reason and meditate on the subject of cruelty to innocent birds, will say, "No; I do not want any bloodshed to gratify my vanity, or ornament my hat. Flowers and ribbons are good enough for me.' Often the mother aigrette (or heron) is slaughtered and the little innocent ones are left in the nest to call "cheep, cheep," and starve. Could any of you be near and hear the birds cries, could you then have the heart to ornament your hats with aigrettes? I once saw a picture of three little aigrettes with their heads helplessly hanging out of their nest, dead starved to death, the iri a :L ":: James Henry Booth. mother had been killed for her little tuft of feathers that ornamented her head. The North American Indians wear feathers as ornaments and the chief of ten wears a crown of feathers. But we claim to be a Christian, civilized nation, and should leave such orna ments behind us with pagan rites and customs. REBECCA RINDLAUB. HE JUVENILE REPORT CASES DISPOSED OF DURING MONTH .MJIBER 72. Largest Xumber of Offenses Is for Breaking City Ordinances Two Are Sent to Reform School. The report of the Juvenile Court for June, which has just been sent out by Judge Gantenbein, shows that 72 cases have been brought in. Of these 29 were children 10 years old and younger. The chief charge against them has been violation of city ordinances, there having been 19 brought In for this cause. Ten were charged with larceny. Five children were deserted by their parents. Two children were sent to the Ore gon State Reform School. 22 were placed on probation and 19 dismissed, after being warned. The complete report follows: Boys. -Girls Total number of children brought into court by citation 51 16 Brought Into court for second or third offense Totals . . ...56 ...43 ...11 Tplinquenta uepenaents AGES OF CHILDREN. 10 years and under '. 29 11 to 13. inclusive 17 14 and 15 20 1 2 17 4 Total 72 CHARACTER OP DELINQUENCY. Larceny in immorality Violating: city ordinances 19 Persistent truancy i Incorrigible 2 Cigarette and tobacco smoking 7 destruction or personal m-onertv R Growing up in idleness and crime 1 Other causes . 2 Total . '. 51 CAUSES OF DEPENDENCY. Desertion of parents 5 Other causes , ia Total f 21 DISPOSITION OF CASES. Continued 7 Dismissed on heating: without other action than warning 19 Dismissed for want of evidence 4 riaced on probation Committed to Hoys and Girls' Aid Society. 1 u mini nea 10 nouee or me uooa snepnerd. 1 Committed other charitable institution. . . . 4 Committed to Detention Home 5 Committed to Oregon State Reform School 2 Committed to parents or other Individuals 7 Total 72 Cases investigated not brought Into court. 12 Letters of warning tsent 56 Brought into court without citation and warned 3 COMBINE ON J. M. GEARIN Oregon Democrats Name Him National Committeeman. for John M. Gearin, ex-United States Sena tor. will be the choice o the Oregon dele gatlon to the National remocratic Con vention at Denver for National commit teeman to succeed F. V. Holman. This information leaked out yesterday follow ing the departure of Oregon's representa tlves to the National, convention. State Senator M. A. Miller, of Lebanon, one of tne delegates to the Denver convention. was an active candidate lor the honor, and was presumed to have the inside track for the place. Before the delega tion left for Denver Thursday night, however, it is reported Gearin was se lected in preference to Miller, who went alter tne oo Decause ot his warm friend ship for Bryan. Other considerations, it is said, entered into the selection of committeeman, and Gearin was picked as the more desirable representative of the party In the vigo rous campaign tne Democrats propose to wage in tills state that the normal Re publican majority of 40.000 may be wiped out, or at least reduced greatly. The ad mirers of the Nebraskan have hopes that tliey will be able through the factional differences of the Republicans to add Oregon to the Democratic column at tho lovemDer election. . - DIGNIFIED CREDIT TO No. 215 : Royal oak or fir Dress er, regular $15.00; made of well seasoned material, ser- tfl OC pentine -front; red. to.'D'fcrJ No. 5108: Golden oak Dresser, regular value $21, swell front, 22x27 oval French bevel-plate mirror, now reduced 40 No. 198: White maple Dresser,, regular value $17.50 ; 20x24 oval French bevel-plate mirror, ser pentine top; red. to. . .$11.75 GO-CARTS $11.00 Folding Foyer Go-Cart, rubber tire, spring seat and reclining back; reduced to, spe- 50 No. 3204: $6.00 Folding Go-Cart, rattan t1 7C seat and back, rubber tires; special PTV ij No. 8240: $12.00 Folding Reclining Go-Cart, uphol stered seat and back, rubber tires and flJQ ff parasol; reduced to pOUVJ No. 8146: $15 Folding Reclining Go-Cart, reed body, cushion, rubber tire wheels; reduced JQ 00 No. 9864: Regular $19.00 Baby Carriage, heavy reed body, cushion tire wheels; special C1 1 flfl price for this sale only PA W GAMP AT AMERICAN LAKE MANEUVER GROUNDS READY FOB SUMMER DRILL. Flnzer Reports Thai ' Oregon and Washington Guards and Regulars Will Assemble Together. United States engineers have the ma neuver grounds at American Lake all laid out and everything Is now in readi ness for the Summer of mimic warfare, which is to be carried on by Regular Army and National Guard troops. This report is made by Adjutant-General W. E. Finzer, who returned yesterday from an inspection of the grounds, in com pany with Brigadier-General Brush, com manding the Department of the Colum bia. "Oregon and Washington are to go in camp at the same time, together with several regiments of regular infantry cavalry and artillery." said General Finzer yesterday. "The National Guards of these two states will take the field for ten days, beginning August 3, and will be preceded and succeeded by other Coast and Western regiments. "The Oregon camp is already laid out. It Is located just east and south of Mur ray Station, across the railroad tracks and not more than 500 yards from the railway station. It Is an excellent site and wiU be occupied by the Third and Fourth Oregon Regiments. Signal and Hospital Corps detachments. 'There will be little brigade work this year, I learned. Most of the maneuver ing wiU be such as to develop regimental. battalion and company efficiency. There will be a great deal of company work. Rear-guard maneuvers and scouting will take up a great deal of consideration. All the troops are to be kept busy and the maneuvers promise to be the most Interesting yet held at American Lake. Japanese Cheer Old Glory. YOKOHAMA, July i. The people of Yokohama are celebrating the Fourth of July en masse tonight. The entire bay is illuminated and thousands of Japanese are cheering a huge Ameri can flag, a set piece In the center of . FOR BEDROOM If you want something dif ferent in the line of bedroom f n r n i t n re furniture that possesses strong individual ity your wishes can he sat isfied here. No. 148 : Chiffonier, regular val ue $17.50; 15x19. French bevel mirror, serpentine top, 5 draw ers, made of well-sea- tf 1 1 f C soned hardwood. P1 J No. 7100: Regular $19 natural ash Bed, colonial de- tin sign; reduced to JJ1U.JU No. 6184: Regular $16.50 Dress ing Table, mahogany finish, 18x 20 French bevel-plate mirror, one d r aw er;-reduced Regular Value $36 the fireworks display. Peter C. Jay, secretary of the American Embassy, who Is acting as Charge d'Affaires, was a guest of honor at a dinner given by Consul-General Miller at the Grand Hotel. PORTRAIT OF FIRST PRESI DENT OF OREGOX UNI VERSITY UK VEILED. The Late Dr. J. W. Johnson, From portrait by It- La Barre Good will. A feature of the graduating exercises at the University of Oregon on June -25. was the un veiling of - the portrait of the late Dr. J. W. Johnson, first president of the institution. The portrait is the work of R. La Barre Goodwin, the Portland artist, and was presented to the University by the Alumni Asso ciation. It occupies a prominent ' 1 position in the auditorium in Willard Hall. Since its unveil ing, the picture has been much admired, the opinion prevailing that the likeness is faithful to the original and that the picture displays admirable workmanship. WE take stock August 1st, and before that time we intend to close out all odds and ends, broken lots, rem nants of carpets, and, in fact, everything that in any way conflicts with the new Fall lines. These ar ticles must be moved and at once. If you are in need of. anything in Furniture, Carpets or Stoves, come in and let us figure with you. We can only list . a few of. the money- saving cuts we have to offer. STEEL ffiSB STEEL RAIEL RANGE S97.75 gr $97.75 SSBSSS: 11. ygVBMl $36 Blue Steel Body, 1 6-inch Oven, Construction, Guaranteed for 1 IN HER SLEEP GEORGETOWN . GIRL RESCUED FROM PERILOUS BRINK. Somnambulist Balances on Narrow Ledge of Roof While Police Break Door to Reach Her. WASHINGTON, July 4. (Special.) A 19-year-old girl walking in her sleep, clambering over a building front and over roof and eaves, harrowed the feel ings of Georgetown residents in the early hours the other morning. The entire neighborhood, was aroused by her screams, and still tne girl did not awake. To the fastness of her slumber she owes her life. Miss Sadie Pettit occupies the house at 3124 P street alone with Miss Mary Thomas, an elderly woman. Miss Thomas is deaf, and in all the excitement when rescuers were seeking an entrance to the house to ascend to the roof she gave no heed and the door had to be battered in'. The girl sat on the ledge .of the building for an hour, her feet dangling toward the sidewalk, and slept on, while the crowd below was at a loss to know how to reach her until the expedient of house breaking was adopted. This had been delayed. In fear that the noise would awaken the sleeper, and every one was certain that if she awoke she would fall. Police were summoned and there was talk of calling out the fire department, but again it was said that this would be certain to wake up the girl and her death would surely follow. Miss Pettit smashed every pane of glass ii the window of her room, which Is on the second floor, and. climbing out on a frail waterpipe, worked her way along the side of the building until she reached the roof of the porch. From there she climbed the waterpipe to the roof, which rises almost perpendicularly above the ledge. Creeping along the gable, she got to a small brick projection which' Juts out at the rear of the house. She stood on this dizzy footing and shouted at the top of her voice. Those who had gathered below heard her cry. VOh, my God, forgive me! It is awful! I cannot stand it any longer! Please for give me!" - This was repeated many times. She was dressed only in a night Powers' Pre-inventory Sale FOR DINING-ROOM We are particularly for tunate in our selections of dining-room furniture. This is why we can quote such money-saving prices No. 8534: Regular $22.50 China Cabinet ; has four shelves, round glass ends; iri golden oak and weathered finish; re- 41 duced to .pli.JJ No. 327: Regular $35.00 Exten sion Table, 45-inch top, 6-foot, quarter-sawed oak, in 1 Q O C golden finish; red. to. QlO.&J No. 2192: Regular $26.00 China Cabinet, solid oak, in golden fin ish ; has four shelves and round glass ends; reduced JJ No. 2407i2: Regular $29.00 Sleepy Hollow Chair, weathered oak finish, upholstered in !?1 J lO genuine leather; reduced to...-. ,P '"W No. 2407: Regular $29.00 Sleepy Hollow Rocker, up holstered in genuine leather, weath- t1 T CfJ ered oak finish; matches .above chair. . .P Jvf Perfect 0 Years No. 4108: Regular polished mahogany, slat back; reduced No. 5634: Regular oak, golden finish, back; reduced to gown, which had become saturated with the blood from her wrist. Persons living in nearby houses looked out of their windows and saw the young woman apparently preparing to leap. Some there are who affirm that she did leap, but she did not go over, anyway. The next instant she was sitting or cling ing loosely to the edge and wailing plte ously. Meanwhile, the people below In the street were almost in a frenzy. Several physicians were on the scene and word was passed to hush or the girl would surely fall. The crowd hardly dared to breathe. Sergeant Hess took the responsibility of breaking down the door. With others, he got out on the porch roof only to find that he could not reach the girl from there, as he had planned. While the men were standing, balked for the mo ment and wondering what they would do next. Miss Thomas put her head out of the window and called up commandingly to the girl: "Wake up and come off the roof!" At this every one in the crowd felt his heart stop, for Miss Pettit did wake up. The expected did not happen. Miss Pettit awoke with a shudder and fell backward, not forward. "Where am I, and how did I get here?" she inquired. Sergeant Hess climbed out on a shutter and Policeman Clark held him from the Medicines containing Mercury are often given to persons suffering with. Contagious Blood Poison, and so powerful is the action of this drug that it , frequently removes the symptoms in a short while, and shuts the disease up ia the system to do greater damage to the delicate internal members. When, however, the treatment is left off, the disease always returns, and the patient finds that his health has been injured by this powerful mineral, and he is often left with weak stomach, disturbed digestion, mercurial rheuma tism, etc. The action of S. S. S. is entirely different. It contains no . Mercury, nor any other harmful drug, but is made entirely of healing, cleansing roots and herbs. It cures Contagious Blood Poison by removing the virus from the blood. It searches out every particle of the poison and does not leave the least trace for future outbreaks. S. S. S., in addition to curing the disease, builds up and strengthens every part of the body. Its fine tonic effects tone up the stomach and digestion, improve the appetite and regulate the entire system. Home treatment book containing valuable information about the different stages of the disease and any medical advice desired sent free to all who write. j THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA, 'Iil I -1- .I r -i-i-m- e No. 1920 : Regular $36.00 Buffet, quarter-sawed oak, polished fin ish ; 23x45-inch top ; French bevel-plate mirror; CO fl reduced to. J.JU No. 2705; Regular $32.00 Buffet in golden oak or weathered oak finish, 2 doors and 3 drawers; 10x34 French bevel- C1Q 7C plate mirror 10l J No. 5303: Regular $16.00 Side Table, solid oak, in weathered finish; has two shelves; tfQ HC reduced to.'. 1 '-?-g-.r'l3 EASY CHAIRS p;y.' 'I'm j"v $22.00 high back Comfort Rocker, olive leather seat, P "I O O C to pii.iJ $17.50 Rocker, solid quarter-sawed leather seat and tQ 7t pi7.J window. Miss Pettit was told to slide down the roof to the bluecoat's arms. Hess grabbed her as she came and she was carried to a place of safety. Miss .Pettit is suffering from nervous shock. She says she cannot get over her fright and that she feels more frightened now than when she awoke on the roof. It Is the first time she ever walked in her sleep to her knowledge. Miss Pettit says that she had some thing preying on her mind and that she recollects that she was having a dis torted dream of it while she was on the roof. She does not remember breaking the windows nor climbing the waterpipe, but she does remember running along the roof. When she woke up she knew where she was, which was the reason she held back and clutched for support. SEQUOIA FOREST STUDY Will Sparks is the artist whose study of a Sequoia forest appears as the frontispiece In the July Sunset. Aside from Its merit as a painting, Its re production In royal colors le a triumph of the printers' art. 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