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THE SUNDAY" OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, MAY 9, 190O. MRS. BOYLE GUILTY, VOWS VENGEANCE Female Kidnaper Threatens to Expose Man Who Laid .. Plans for Crime. STILL TALKS OF SUICIDE Makes Veiled Allusions to Third Person and Woman Says Others Will Go to Penlten tlary - With Her. MERCER, Pa., May 8. Mrs. James H. Boyle was today found guilty of aiding and abetting- the- kidnaping of -Willie Whltla and was returned to jail vowing that a third . person not yet mentioned had planned .the crime and that she would commit suicide rather than go to the penitentiary. The Jury reached a verdict on the first ballot. The charge that a third person was Involved in the crime was reiterated by Judge Miller, her attorney, in his clos ing address to the Jury. He intimated that powerful Influences were being brought to bear to convict the woman, and there were veiled references to the suppression of the efforts of the Boyles to bring into the case the name of a third party. Keccives Verdict Stoically. Manifesting the same stoical Indiffer ence to her fate which has characterised her throughout her trial Mrs. Boyle sat immovable as the Jury returned Its verdict. A heavy veil which she has worn throughout the trial concealed her features so that It could not be seen whether her color changed, but there was not a movement of her body to Indicate that she so much as heard her doom pronounced. Her Indifference was even more pronounced than it has been during preceding portions of the trial. The courtroom waB crowded almost to suffocation when the Jury filed in at 1:30 and the foreman announced they had agreed. The crowd was warned that no demonstration would be tolerated and the verdict was read In silence. Quietly as if' preparing to go out for a walk, Mrs. Boyle drew on her gloves, arose from her chair and went with the Sheriff back to her cell. Judge Miller will make a motion on Monday for a new trial. It is believed here that the motion will be over ruled and that Boyle and his wife will be sentenced Monday. The penalty in Boyle's case is from one year in the penitentiary to a life sentence and in Mrs. Boyle's case the maximum is 25 years. Will Expose Third Person. "Life in the penitentiary would kill me in a week or ten days, and rather than submit to this I would take the Dutch route," said Mrs. Boyle this morning. Like her husband, she is anxious to teli more than has been brought out in the trial of herself or her husband. "If Jlmmle and I are sent to the peni tentiary," ;ahe 'said, "we will not go alone. Others will go with us or Join us there. Half the truth has not been told in this case. One other man who planned the whole affair' has not been arrested. I am willing to suffer for any crime I have committed, but there Is no evidence that I have been mixed up in this case, and rather than suffer injustice from the court I will Quit this earth and take justice from my maker." Victim of Female Jealousy. On her way to jail after her conviction, Mrs. Boyle expressed the belief that she had been convicted to satisfy the venom and jealousy of some' Mercer women. "Had 1 been a plain girl," she said, 'these same women would have pitied me. If the Jury had acquitted me, I be lieve these women would have tarred and feathered me. A sacrifice had' to be made, and Jlmmle and 1 are the victims. They think they will railroad me to the penitentiary. They will find they are mistaken." GOOD OF STATE PLANNED California Promotion Committee Lays Out AVork. IEL. MONTR, Cal., May S. Conserva tion of the National resources of Cali fornia was the subject matter of reso lutions, reports and addressee considered today at the 11th annual meeting of the ouniles Committee of the California Promotion Committee, when delegates from 63 affiliated organizations assembled in the art room of the Hotel Delmonte to plan new steps in the co-operative movement that has proved so far-reaching in upbuilding the Golden State. Unanimous indorsement of the proposed JI8.O1XVOOO bond issue for the Improvement of the state's highways; the signing of a petition to the National Government for the opening of Yosemlte Park to automobile; the adoption of a compre hensive scheme for the distribution of literature advertising California's re sources, with the promotion committee as a clearing house to supply the sub sidiary bodies; Indorsement of sugges tions for highway tree planting and the conservation of forest areas, and the se lection of Visalia as the meeting place of the Counties Committee next Novem ber, were among the results of the de liberations. DIAMONDS IN SUCCOTASH Ciold field Man Pans Out Valuable Stones at Meal. OOLDPI ELD, Kev., May 8. Two dia mond ear-rings, estimated to be worth J125 each were found in a dish of succotash, by Mr. .and Mrs. Ray Robinson, of Gold field, while at their evening meal Thurs day night. The corn and beans in cans, were bought of a local store some m-.i tha ago at a bargain sale. On Thursdav a can of Btring beans and a can of corn were n'.ade Into' a succotash, and serve 1 Mr. Robinson bit into a stone, took it from hte mouth and to his amasement found 1' to be a dlimond. At the same time another member of the funlly chewed ui on a gold mounting. The dinner .was broken up and the family began panning the succotash for a. ore diamonds and the xnnte to the first stone was found' The ni.d was kept secret until tonight. GREAT VALLEY IRRIGATED Government to Open Shoshone Proj ect of 150,000 Acres. , .WASHINGTON, Mar t J-rg. areas of valuable farming land in one of the most beautiful valleys in the West, a region described by Government ex perts as of wonderful scenic grandeur. of exceeding fertility and free from" tornadoes, blizzards or other severe storms, will be opened to settlers on May 22. The lands are situated in the Sho shone irrigation project, which eventu ally will reclaim 150,000 acres east of the Tellowstone National Park, in Northern Wyoming. The farms are to be offered for settlement under the homestead law, subject to the payment of actual cost of applying water to the land, which has been fixed at $46 per acre, payable in not more than ten an nual installments, with no interest. The settler, however, will be required to pay annually II per acre for the op eration and maintenance of the irriga tion system. The engineering features are of un usual interest. Just below the junc tion of the north and south forks the Shoshone River flows through a canyon of solid granite with almost perpendicular walls several hundred feet high, in the narrowest portion of which the Government is constructing a dam, which, it is said, will exceed In height every other structure of its kind in the world. Is is only 83 feet wide at the bottom and 200 feet long on top, but Its height is 328.4 feet, or 48 feet higher than the Flatiron build ing In New York. The reservoir formed by this dam will cover an area of ten square miles to a depth of 70 feet, and will contain sufficient water jti ttf mm " ' St a'S ' : tmtmlLMB ffcM 1 1 inn mi n iiii'iTaiMff" SCENE IX NEW TORK. May 8.- (Special.) the new Sultan of Turkey. Rechad confined, for 30 years. to cover 456,000 acres of land one foot in depth. PURE BREEDS OF WHEAT GOVERNMENT ADVISES FAR. MERS NOT? TO MIX. Seed of High Quality Distributed Will Continue High Strain If Kept Separate. TOPEKA, Kan., May 8. (Special.) The Kansas experiment station at the State Agricultural College at Manhattan 13 sending out to the farmers In the wheat belt Information as to the best plan for keeping pure the wheat recently fur nished for seecing purposes. The farm ers wno are growing this wheat are urged to. use great care In keeping the wheat pure, in order to continue the distribu tion of the improved seed to their neigh bors an! at the same time maintain the yield and high quality of the wheat grown on their own larms. It is pointed out by Professor Teneyck of the state experiment station that sev eral factors cause a deterioration of wheat, and one of the principal of these Is the mixture or crossing of the wheat of different strains of varieties. The im proved wheat which has been distributed from tho experiment station Is not abso lutely pure In variety of type, but these varieties are much purer than the average wheat. KNOCKED OUT WITH PUSH Ex-Champion of London Police Falls Before Ferguson. PARIS, May 8. Sandy Kerguson, of Boston, made his first appearance in Paris tonight at the Clrcque de Paris, where he luet Herbert Hall, ex-cham-plon of the London police, in a fight which lasted less than two minutes. The men had hardly put their ' hands up when Hall fell to the floor from a push, not a blow. His head struck the boards with great force, knocking the ex-policeman unconscious, and he was counted out. "Honey" Melody, of Boston, also made his first appearance in what was to have been a 20-round bout with Willie Lewis, of New York. Melody went at his opponent viciously, but Lewis met him with straight lefts, punishing him badly. In the fourth round the New Yorker sent Melody to the floor five times and there he finally remained, unable to respond to the call. The winner of the bout received $4000 ai.d the loser $1000. JAPS FIRE HIGH SCHOOL Incendiarism at Toklo Follows Strike of Students. TOKIO. May 9. A fire said to be in cendiary broke out at 10 o'clock last night In the Commercial High School. It was extinguished after an hour's hard work by the firemen aided by troops, the dam age being confined to the laboratory and library. The students of the school have been petitioning the government to raise it to the rank of a university. Their request has not been granted, but the Minister of Education has sought to effect a com promise by establishing a new commer cial course in the college of law of the Vnlversity of Tokio. This caused dis satisfaction among the students and a committee Of members of various classes yesterday resolved to retire from the school in a body. A few bargains in secontl-hand autos at H. I. Keats Auto Co.'s garage, corner Beventa and Burnsida. ,r ' , , t :: mil - ti ii?iK$S &'rf. F2? " M ft - tffefift' - W iVE -U- ;: ; ill t (ft T? hj imi - til If 1 t " 1 1 I 4f TUFT'S GLAD HAND OUT TO TILLffl President and Senator Have Jovial Interchange of Badinage. RIDE HOME IN SAME AUTO President Discusses Change ol Washington Government Not Yet Decided on Favoring One-Man Rule for District. . WASHINGTON, May 8. President Taft was entertained tonight at a banquet ten dered him -by the citizens of Washing- .1,',' - ! -TW ;Mte.i.a.ift ttuiiu S lift' i ;&rf i.' ! f Ht 111 :.f ! TESIPORART HOME OF NEW Rl'I.TAX OF TURKEY. This Is the vestibule to the rolraa-Bagtche Palace, which is the temporary home of Effendi. It is the palace In which the Sultan, while heir apparent, was practically t ton under the auspices of the Board of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce. Besidss the President, among those who sat at the guests' table were Vice-President Sherman and Speaker Cannon. Mr. Taft discussed many phases of Washington's commercial life and his views were particularly significent in. view' of the movement now on foot to change the District of Columbia government from the Commission to the one-man form. Warm Greeting to Tillman. Senator Tillman' strode into the" hall toward the President. The latter greeted him .ind graaped his hand cordially, re marking: "Hello, Senator, what are you trying to pass yourself In for tonight?" Tillman laughingly rejoined: "Oh, I just drifted in here to see how you would behave yourself among the common people." This merry interchange provoked amuse ment. Government of Capital. The President made a 30-minute speech, during which he declared that he was strongly in favor of retaining the Muni cipal form of government for the Dis trict of Columbia, but he had not reached any conclusion as to what he would rec" ommend to Congress about the real point of contention, whether there shall be a governor or three Commissioners, as at present. The President declared himself unalterably opposed to the plan for suf frage in the district. When the President left the hotel he invited Mr. Tillman to join him in the White House automobile and the Presi dent took the South Carolina Senator to the latter's home. ONE DEAD IN UNION RIOT Nonunion Men Attacked When Lake Boat JDocks at Superior. DtJXiTJTH, Minn., May 8. On dead and six injured is the result of a riot at Su perior, Wis., tonight between union and nonunion men when the steamer Berlin tied up at the dock. The Berlin, a nonunion boat, arrived with coal to be discharged at the dock. Soon after her arrival a crowd gathered and began throwing coal at the crew. Several of, the latter were injured and someone fired a shot at the crowd and a Workman dropped dead. ROOSEVELT FOR MAYOR Boom Started to Place ex-Iresident at Head of New York. NEW TORK, May 8. The nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for Mayor of New Tork City is proposed by General Stewart L. Woodford, the diplomatist and former Minister to Spain, in a statement issued here today. It is admitted the boom thus launched has neither the knowledge nor the con sent of Mr. Roosevelt, but It is declared that an insistent and unanimous de mand upon the part of the .people of the city would compel him to accept." KESSAB NOT DESTROYED Refugees Returning and Only Few Women Carried Off. LATAKIA. A. T., Friday, May 7. The destruction of Kessab was not so general as was believed. Much of the place was net destroyed and the refugees are re turning. Only a few women were carried off. RAILROAD WORK IS RUSHED r Salem-Falls City Line to Be Com pleted by September 1. SALEM. Or., May fSpecial. tVork on too Salem. Falls City fc Western Bail- way is being pushed, and it is expected ' that cars will be running by September 1. It is the plaa of the company to. operate gasolene motor cars for the passenger traffic The Salem terminus of the line will be in West Salemi which 'la already booming in anticipation of tho coming of the road.' The Waters - Brothers "have platted a large addition and Chester Mur phy of Portland will divide his farm jnto town lots. r ''''" If the material shall arrive tracklaying will commence this week. Some steel rails are already on the ground at Dal las and the Willamette Valley Lumber Company has several thousand ties ready for use. The grading gang work ing from Dallas has already reached Derry live and one-half miles from the Polk iounty city. About two miles of grade on the Salem-Eola division are now ready for ties and rails. About 40 teams ere working" or the grade and the earthwork will be rushed to early com pletion. Tha only bridge of importance is over the La Creole River on the Brunk farm, and this is being rushed to completion. The company's piledriver is at the Pierce Rlggs farm, where it is being vsed in the construction of a trestle. In addition to the Salem extension the railroad company is doing a great deal of work this year on the Dallas-Black Rock division. With the new extension and the improvements the Salem, Falls City & Western will be one of the- best short roads In the West. $60,000 ALIMONY LOST DIVORCE OF MRS. EDITH DCS- PHY, SET ASIDE. Court Holds When She Married Last Time She Was Still Bound to , Julius Silvestone. SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.-Superior Judge Graham set aside today the divorce obtained by Mrs. Edith Dunphy from James C. Dunphy, the wealthy cattleman, which granted her J60.CO0 alimony. The court also declared the marriage between the couple null and void, holding that at the time she married Dunphy the woman was still the wife of Julius Silvestone. of Portland, Or. The divorce Mrs. Silve stone was granted at Portland is pro nounced invalid, because when It was ap plied for she had been a resirl put cif Ore gon only three months, the statutes of mat state requiring a residence of one year. The divorce she obtained! from her first husband, w. C. Coffey, Is declared to have been valid and her marriage to Silvestone legal. The divorce of Mrs. Edith M. Dunphv. which has Just been declared illegal, thereby losing- to her JSO.OOO alimony, was grantsd in Hillsborov Or., April 18, 1898 The decree was to sever her alliance with Julius Silvestone, a practicipg attorney of Portland, with offices in the Chamber of Commerca building. The couple had been married in Stevenson, Skamania County, Washington, January 30, 1898. As the decree was declared illegal because her residence had been in Oregon only three months,, it Is supposed she did not establish her home in this state until the time of her wedding. Judge Silvestone did not contest the suit for divorce, tho charge against him being cruelty. Mr. Silvestcne has previously said in discu.3sing the' case that he was Mrs. Dunphy's thizd husband, although she was only 26 years old at the time of their marriage. Her first husband was a Californian named Sunderhaus and the second W. C. Coffey, of San Francisco. WESTON STOPS AT TOPEKA Rain, Bad Roads and Companion's Illness Make Him Tarn Back. TOPEKA, Kan., May 8. After reach ing the western outskirts of iliis city and being delayed by the sickness of one of the men accompanying him. with heavy roads ahead and rain threatening, Edward Payson Weston, the pedestrian, tonight turned back and is now staying in a local hotel. He will start again to morrow night just after midnight on his westward journey. TRIES TO OVERTAKE WESTON "Sergeant" Walsh Starts From Bos ton to Walk . to San Francisca. CHICAGO, May ' 8. "Sergeant" John Walsh, a former Chlcagoan and veteran of the Civil War, 67 years old, has ar rived iii Chicago? declaring his intention of overhauling -Edward Payson Weston on foot. Walsh said he had walked to Chicago from Boston, en route to San Francisco, and already had . gained. 500 miles on Weston. Joachim Andersen,' Composer, Dead. COPENHAGEN. May 9. Joacnim Andersen. : the noted composer and con ductor, died-today -at -a sanitarium near Copennagea " Mr. . Andersen married -Miss Sarah D. Watson; of .New York, - who survives. ST. MA BE LOST TO RIVERS Unless Congress Takes Action, ..This Sum Will Be Turned Back Into Treasury. AFFECTS OREGON STREAMS Clause in Appropriation Will Cost Columbia $24,000 and Coos Bay $2 3,0 0 0 Vrfless Burton Can " Get Resolution Passed.- WASHINGTON, May 8. Unless Con- gress takes specific action at the special session now in progress, nearly $1,000,000 appropriated for river and harbor im provements in various sections of the United States will be turned back into the National treasury, much to the cha- i grin of many Congressmen .and Sena tors. This situation arises over the "cover ing back" section of the sundry civil ap propriation bill, approved March 4. This section provides tnat all unexpended bal ances of appropriations that remained on . the Treasury books June 1, 1904, except permanent specified appropriations, judg ments and findings of courts and trust ' funds and appropriations for fulfilling treaty obligations with the Indians be carried to the surplus fund and covered back into the Treasury; "provided that the money Is not needed to pay existing treaties." t , , To meet the situation. Senator Burton has Introduced a resolution providing that the section of the sundry civil bill, in ques tion shall not be construed - as applying to, the unexpended balances in rivtr arid i harbor appropriations which may be ese.n- I ttal, In the judgment of the Sect-alary of ' v ar, for the maintenance and prosecu tion of the work for which t was ap propriated. Among the appropriations that: will re vert are: Mouth of Columbia River, Oregon, $24. 000; entrance to Coos Bay, Oregon-, $23,000; restraining barriers - Sacrament and Feather rivers, California. 1114.O0-I. and harbor at Tacoma. Washington, $11,000. HASKELL SUIT TO CONTINUE About 1500 Purchasers of Muskogee , Lots Are Affected. MUSKOGEE), Okla.,- May 8.-iFederaI Judge Campbell here today overruled the ' demurrers of the defendants In the so called Mott civil Creek Indian land suits, 1 -brought by the Government against Gov ernor Charles N. Haskell and other prom inent Oklahomans. The decision, involving. as it does, the legality of millions of dollars' worth of ! lots, created great consternation here. Not only are Governor Haskell and asso- . elates involved in the charge of -fraud, but about 1500 subsequent purchasers of lots are vitally interested. Judge- Camp bell announced, however, that all inno cent purchasers would be protected. These suits were brought by. the United States-for the Creek Indian Na tion, to recover for the tribe Muskogee town lots aggregating 3000 acres of land, and alleged to have, been obtained by Governor Haskell and the other de fendants by- the fraudulent scheduling of "dummies ' Out of these civil suits grew the crim inal prosecution against the Governor and six others, for which they were once in dicted. TULSA. Okla., May 8. It was an nounced here today that Judge John A. Marshall, of Utah, will preside over the grand jury investigation into the Musko gee lot land frauds. WIDOW DRIVES BARGAIN County to Care for Her in Exchange for Her Property. TACOMA, Wash., May 8. (Special.) A unique bargain was made -by Mrs. Lucy Stewart, of Bismarck, near here, with the Pierce County Commissioners this afternoon. ' She owns property valued A several thousand dollars, in cluding a cottage In which she lives, which she has deeded to the county on promise that the . county support her for the remainder of her life. The Commis sioners entered into the agreement and she will be cared for at the county farm until she dies, when she will be- given burial, the cosrt. of which is stipulated ia the agreement. Mrs. Stewart is a widow and has no relatives. WEST RICH, STONES GO UP Increase in Diamonds and Pearls Is Brought About by Prosperity. NEW TORK, May 8. Because of the demand of the West and Southwest for precious stones the price of diamonds and pearls is to be increased soon Prosperity in those sections is cred ited by the Maiden Lane dealers with causing them to do more than 100 per cent more business in precious stones last April than during tne same month last year. . A leading importer 19 quoted as saying that as soon as the tariff question Is settled there will be an in creased price on diamonds at least. ROOSEVELT IS WITH PEASE Party Will Leave for McMillan' Ranch in About Two Weeks. NAIROBI, May 8. The Roosevelt ex pedition is still in camp on the ranch of Sir Alfred Pease, at a point near Machakoe. ; All the members of the party are well. ' Two more cases of smallpox have been discovered among the porters of the expedition. Mr. Roosevelt will proceed to George Mc Millan's Juja ranch some time between May 16 and May 20. He will be accom panied by P. H. Percival, brother of Major Percival, one- of the assistant I game wardens, and C. D. Hill, a settler. I HACKETT GOES BANKRUPT Says Liabilities Are $126,456 and His Assets but $744. NEW TORK, May 8. James K. Hackett, the actor, today filed a vol untary petition in bankruptcy, giving his liabilities . as $126,456 and his as sets at $744.. The actor's wife, Mary Mannerlng-Hackett, has the largest claim, $0,0.00. Daniel Hanna. of Cleve land is named as a creditor for $10, 000 in money loaned. YOUR WARDROBE will find its richest treasure. . . IN A SALEM WOOLEN MILLS SUIT Fit, fabric and style mean more to you' during the Summer than any other time. Xour clothes must feel comfort able, above all things, and perfect fit ting. The Salem Woolen Mills way as sures comfort. The fabric must be in harmony with the season and its activ ities. They must be "Summerish." Combine perfect fit and good fabric ' -with style, and you have a SALEM WOOLEN MILLS SUIT Our Tailoring Department is the best equipped in the North west, and a large force of ex pert craftsmen are at your service. Our made-to-measure suits are the equal of any produced in this country, and at prices that cannot be dupli cated in Portland. SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK ONLY AN EXTRA PAIR OF TROUSERS FREE WITH EVERY MADE TO MEASURE SUIT $25.00 to $50.00 WOODEN MII?1?S CD O THING COMPANY Clothiers. Furnisher.. Tailored Orant Phelex 7 Stark liioimc Great Alteration Sale of Broken Lines Shoes and Oxfords for Men. Women and Children Begins Tuesday at 9 A. M. Sharp. Store Closed All Day Monday for Price Marking. The Goddard-Kelly Shoe Co., known to every Portlander, many of . whom have bought their shoes here regularly year in and year out for over a quarter of a century, prepara tory to remodeling and putting in a handsome new front on Washington street ,will inaugurate, beginning Tuesday morning, the greatest value-giving sale on record. These broken lines are made up of Oxfords in all the latest leathers tan, brown, patent and black calf also shoes in every variety of Spring and Summer styles. Included are the well-known "Queen Quality" Oxford ties, thd makes of Laird, Schober & Co,. Fos ter & Co., Armstrong & Co. and Del 6arte shoes for women; the Nettle ton, Stacy, Adams & Co. Slater & Morril, Snow, and W. L. Douglas shoes for men. Every foot can be fitted in some one new styled Prices Way Down. Ba on hajid without fail, Tuesday. Sixth and Washington Streets Xomorrow Is Washday, Avoid Its Troubles by -'' lending to the ONION LAUNDRY COMPANY Where Linen Lasts FAMILY WASHING Rough dry 5c a pound, rough dry by the piece lc up Lace Curtains 30c Per Pair Call Main 398 or A 1123 :; o