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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
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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. . -
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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'
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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
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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
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up ia the system to do greater damage to the delicate internal members.
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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
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in golden oak or weathered oak
finish, 2 doors and 3 drawers;
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$22.00 high back Comfort Rocker,
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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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highly recommended for Its strength -and
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