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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. JULY 12. 190S.
NEUHAUSENR
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TO QUIT .SERVICE
Announced Action Long Before
It Was Rumored That He ;
Would Be Dismissed.
FRIENDS DEFEND OFFICIAL
Special Inspector Declines to Discuss
. Situation, but Others Say His
Enemies Have Been
Hard at Work. .
Thomas B. Neuhausen, special agent
and attorney to the General Land Office,
yesterday refused to discuss the 'dispatc'a
from Washington, announcing that he is
to be dismissed from the Government
service as soon as the pending Oregon
land-fraud cases have been tried. The
news from Washington predicts that Mr.
Neuhausen will be relieved of his pres
ent duties not later than October 1, next,
but this information cannot be regarded
either as surprising or alarming by that
gentleman, who announced publicly last
February his intention to resign from the
position he holds with the Government.
It has been only his sense of duty as
assistant to the Government in the pros
ecution of the Oregon land-fraud cases
that has prompted Mr. Neuhausen to con
tinue his services as special prosecutor
to the Inferior Department. It is known
here to have been not only his desire, but
his intention, to resign just as soon as he
could conveniently give up his work in
connection with the land-fraud cases
and with which he has been identified
so cloIy ever since the indictments were
returned by Francis J. Heney over three
years ago.
Good Work lor Government.
. Friends of Mr. Neuhausenflonot hesi
tate to say that his threatened removal
from of lice i3 the work of enemies hej
iicvcaiiimiy iias lurinea tarougn me iear
less and faithful performance of his duties
in assisting to prosecute the land-fraud
prosecutions in this state. Never since
Mr. Neuhausen became identified with
the Interior Department has there been a
question of his efficiency, declare his
friends, who scoff at the implied charge
that he has not "made good."
It is known locally that the serv
ices of Mr. Neuhausen have been de
voted almost exclusively during the
last three years as assistant to the
Government in compiling the evidence
in the prosecution of the land-fraud
cases. To show that his work in this
connection has been result-producing,
his friends oniy point to the fact that
of the many cases tried, that against
James Henry Booth. ex-Receiver of the
Roseburg Land Office, was the only
one in which the prosecution was de
feated. This defeat was not attributed in
any measure to the efforts of Mr. Neu
hausen, but rather to the failure of
the Government through its prosecutor,
Heney, to bring the cases to a more
speedy trial. In the meantime, the
Government's immunity-promised wit
nesses, realizing that the statute of
limitations had run against any of
fenses they might have committed, de
cided not to "peach" on the defendant
Booth and because of the insufficiency
of the evidence offered by the Govern
ment only a verdict of acquittal could
have been expected.
Pater's Book Played Part.
Men unfriendly to Mr. Neuhausen are
known to have sent marked copies of
6. A. D. Puter's book, "Looters of the
Public Domain," to Secretary Garfield,,
Commissioner Dennet and ex-Commissioner
Ballinger, at Washington. In
this book these officials were severely
censured and it was from this act that
the pending proceedings against Mr.
Neuhausen are said to have been in
spired largely.
As to the charge that Mr. Neuhausen
has been out of harmony with the of
ficials at Washington, the friends of
the Special Inspector refer to the fact
that he has frequently of late been
complimented by those very officials
for his loyalty to the Government and
the particular branch of the service
with which he was identified. On' his
recent visit to Portland, only last week.
Secretary of the Interior Garfield is
known personally to have thanked Mr.
Neuhausen for his good work.
In order that no possible blame could
Attach to Mr. Neuhausen either for the
publication of Puter's book or for its
contents, Horace Stevens, who collabor
ated with the author in its publication,
personally addressed a communication to
the officials at Washington, following the
appearance of the book, entirely exoner
ating Neuhausen from any responsibilty
for the volumne or Its criticisms. Stevens
went so far as to explain that the com
pleteness of the book so far as documents
hub concerned was defeated through the
refusal of Neuhausen to give its authors
access to important papers that were in
his possession and which were desired
further to complete the exposition of the
Oregon land-fraud situation.
LOCATORS FACE FRACD CHARGE
O. M. Stafford and J. C. Burke Be
fore Federal Commissioners.
United States Attorney MeCourt and
his assistant, Walter .H. Evans, are
resolved vigorously to prosecute fraudu
lent timber land locators who have for
some time been operating extensively in
this state. During the last month not
less than 40 complaints have reached
the office of the United States District
Attorney, from . victims of these bogus
locators who have been fleeced out of
from J20O to $400 each.
Two of these alleged fraudulent locators
have been arrested. They are O. M. Staf
ford and J. Burke, whose preliminary
examination, before United States Com
missioners Marsh and Cannon, respective
ly, has been postponed until next week.
Burke's case will be taken up Tuesday
and the examination of Stafford will fol
low the next day.- Besides improperly
locating their victims on worthless lands,
Stafford and Burke are charged with as
sisting the entomen to make affidavits
befora the lard office in support of their
applications.
The plan of operation adopted by
grafting locators is to find some person
who is desirous of locating on a quarter
section of timber land. Among such
applicants are men and. women,, many
of them being wage earners who' are
desirous of acquiring for themselves
homes. The applicant is then taken into
a rich timber district and shown a desir
able tract which is represented to be the
one contained in the description fur
nished the prospective entryman by the
locator. Naturally the homeseeker jumps
at the bait, produces the required location
fee, which ranges from $200 to $400, only
to discover afterwards that he has been
located on a tract of worthless timberland
from 20 to 40 miles distant from the tract)
originally shown him by the locator.
So freauent have these complaints be
come that Mr. MeCourt has decided, lfl
possible, not only to put a stop to these
fraudulent practices but to prosecute the
offenders. Bach of the defrauded entry
men, who appear as complainants against
Stafford and Burke, has supplied himself
with a . small army of witnesses and is
prepared to establish positive proof of
the fraudulent operation of the accused
locators, . Stafford and Burke are
charged with having operated largely in
timberlands in Clackamas County in the
vicinity of Molalla.
BUNCO MEN BILK TAILORS
OPERATE I'XDER , GCISE
RAILROAD AGEXTS.
OF
Men Giving Names of II. Ei Howitz
and M. A. O'Mera Will Be
Arrested on Steamers
. .
Two clever bunco men from St. Paul,
traveling: under the guise of railroad
agents in the Middle West, have been
working: Portland merchants for the
past few days and grot away yesterday
morning: on the steamer Stat of Cali
fornia for San Francisco. . Owing- to
tricks turned while in the-' city, the
authorities at Astoria were telegraphed
yesterday to arrest and hold the pair
pending: their return to Portland to
answer to charges' against them.
The two give the names of H. E.
Howitz and M. A. O'Mera, and while in
Portland fraternized with local agents
along Railroad Row, pretending a former
acquaintance. The charge on whih
they will be brought back to face trial
is that of defrauding two tailors of this
city, John B. Coffey and Joseph Po
llvka. One went to each tailor, engag
ing suits of clothes, which were made
for them. Friday the pair appeared and
tried on the clothes. Pretending that the
fit did not exactly suit, they asked to be
allowed to take the suits home and ask
the advice of their families as to the
fit, saying they would return yesterday
morning and settle for the clothes.
Instead of carrying out their agree
ment, the two reserved accommodations
on the steamer for California and left
on board her yesterday morning. When
they did not appear at the tailors'
shops yesterday morning, as agreed, the
clothes makers became suspicious and
visited the railroad and steamship of
fices. The names of the two were found
on the passenger list of the State of
California and the authorities complied
with the request to stop them at
Astoria.
TWENTY REBELS WILL DIE
Sent From Casa Grande to Chihua
hua for Execution.
EL PASO, Tex., July 1L A code mes
sage to the Herald which escaped the
Mexican censor says 20 revolutionists who
had been condemned to death were re
moved today from Casa Grande to Chi
huahua, where they will be executed In
the state prison later.
Fight for $3,000,000 Estate.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 11. Eastern
heirs yesterday began in the Federal
Court here a contest of the will of
the late Jacob Z. Davis, who left an
estate valued at upward of $3,000,005.
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sale with the choicest pieces of furniture we could secure,
but selling has been rapid and new arrivals will take the
' places of the pieces that have hurrieM away. Come and .
enjoy this great showing of furniture. Come, and profit
by the Money Saving prices, we are asking for the best
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can if you want to greet the added attractions.
Dresser Special
Reg. $17.50 Value
No. 710: Dresser, four drawers, serpentine top,
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The new claimants allege that through
conspiracy and a false will they have
been defrauded out of their share of
the estate.- The action is brought by
attorneys for Catherine D. Stead and
her husband, James Stead, of Philadel
phia. The list of defendants is a long
one, including all of the heirs of the
estate under the will in question.
Calvin Celebration.
The 400th anniversary of the birth of
John Calvin (on July 10. 1509) Is attract
ing much attention In Geneva, where al
ready some $40,000 has been subscribed
toward a great "Monument of the Re
formation" .to be inaugurated in that
city netx year. The monument will in
clude symbolic figures representing the
various nationalities Influenced by Cal
vinism. Calvin's figure will form a prom
inent object, and around it will be
grouped statues of Beza, Farel and
Knox.
TO VISIT KLAMATH FALLS
Portland Business Men Plan Excur
sion for August 1.
The Southern Pacific passenger de.
partment is making; arrangements to
run an excursion to Klamath Falls
August 1, leaving Portland at mid
night on that date and returning with
in a week. A number of business men
andethers Interested in the Klamath
country or considering investment
there are expected to make the trip,
and the. question of rates is now being
considered. It is likely that a rate of
$25 for ' the round trip from Portland
will be made.
The excursion will give the visitors
an opportunity to look over the irri
gated tracts in Klamath County and to
judge of the opportunities there for
development. The Klamath Falls
Chamber of Commerce. has issued an:
invitation to local business men and
others interested to make the trip. A
special car will probably be run by the
Southern Pacific.
Death of Idaho Pioneer.
PAYETTE, Idaho, July 11. William
Frame, aged about 65, long superintendent
of the Gold Hill mine in the early days of
Boise Basin, will be burled tomorrow here
under the auspices of the Masons. He
had been in a hospital at Boise for sev
eral months and started for the coast for
his health, stopping off here to visit. He
became suddenly ill and died. His estate
of nearly $50,000 goes to a sister and a
nephew.
HOTEL EMPLOYES IN PLOT
Woman Confesses Conspiracy
Systematic Robberies.
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who was not only robbed of $25, as he
declares, but charges that he was also
assaulted by Ross, who is said to have
used a stick of wood.
. Auxiliaries Reach Honolulu.
HONOLULU, July 11. The supply ship
Arethusa, of the Atlantic fleet, which
sailed from San Francisco June 30, and
the hospital ship Relief, which left that
port July 3, arrived here today.
OREGONIAN CARRIER BOYS IN ASTORIA FOURTH OF JULY PARADE
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INTERESTING FEATURE OP CELEB RATIOS AT CLATSOP COUNTY CITY.
wereAaTudAinailJsons1Vrg?SteCsa'u Foul)h Julyparaae !n Astoria was the division comprised of about 50 -of The Oregonian's carrier boys. The lads
an sons oi grotesque costumes and. under the leadership of W. R. MacBeth, furnished a fund of amusement for the spectators. .
Working in conjunction with District
Attorney Cameron, the police yester
day morning arrested Mrs. Irene Ross,
John Ross, her husband; William Hor
ton and Will CofTer, charging each
with larceny. It is alleged that they
were, in a conspiracy to rob guests at
the Merchants' Hotel, a North Third
street hostelry, where all were em
ployed. Numerous robberies occurring
at the hotel of late have been traced
to them, and the woman confessed
shortly after her arrest.
For several weeks there have been
robberies reported from the Mer
chants' Hotel, and the police began a
rigid investigation, with the result
stated. It is the belief of the police
that all of the crimes occurring there
were committed by the employes un
der arrest. The latest victim is Pa
tricia Estella. a Porto Rican laborer.
Bank Founded at Lents.
The Bank of Lents is one of the new
financial institutions of' that thriving
suburb. It was established last week
at Foster road and Main street by
Meyer & Co. This bank is Ave miles
from the Courthouse and is located
where three years ago there were not
a dozen 'houses. There is now a school
of nearly 800 pupils and a surrounding
population of 3000 people.
Alleged Slayer of Negro Caught.
DAYTON, Wash., July 11. Jack
O'Brien, the alleged murderer of a ne
gro at Kennewick on June 27, was ar
rested here yesterday on information
received from Prosser. O'Brien has
been working on a larm near Dayton
since Sunday.
Special sale fine shoes at Rosenthal's.
Metzger sells watches for less.
Four Trains to the East
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