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SHIT RAILROAD IN LEGAL TANGLE Many Suits Against Coos Bay, Roseburg & Eastern Road to Be Heard at Coquille. mi: srxn.w okkc.o.max. roi.Ti.Axn. may to. ooo. HARRIMAN LINE INVOLVED Big Array of Attorneys Will Be on Hand to Argue Varied Sides of Case S. A. Graham Prin cipal Plaintiff. iirRFIELD- r" 13 'Spe cial ) The cases brought by S. A. Oraham against the Coos Bay Hose. ur &. Eastern Railroad &. Navigation fo.tny' .,t,he a-rin.an road in thi. county, will come up for trial Monday morning at a session of the Circuit I ourt to be lield at Coquille. Or. Owing to the fact that Circuit Judge Coke. no was recently appointed to the l.encn. served as attorney for the roa he cannot preside at the trial, and Judge L. T. Harris, of Eugene, will hear the case. ' The railroad extends from Marshfleld to Coquille and Myrtle Point, and has ahout .0 miles of track. It was started Dv l'- A. Graham, and later was taken ",tr ,fof money owed to the John D. fr-prcckels & Bros. Company, of san J-ranclsco. The, amount of debt was some o50.0fl. w. S. Chandler, who is made a defendant In one of the suits and who now lives in San Kranclsco. was receiver for the Spreckcls Com pany and later was receiver for the farmers Loan & Trunt Company, which was the grantee of the trunt deed. Property Once .Sold. In July. I!t06. the railroad, the srcam er Breakwater, the Beaver Hill coal nine and the city railroad terminal property all were sold to the Harriman Interests for il.nr.o.ooo. it has since l-een operated under Southern Pacific management. -- uinviciii suits nave been brought by Graham. One is a suit for l. 20O.OOO the value of the property. .ouincrn J-actflc 'ompariv and the Spreckels Company. This suit lias tienn ....... 1 . , ' r irom me circuit IV'i, 'nt,"'l Ptates Court, and . B. Vtatsou and W. C. Bristol ar the nttorncys for tlie plaintiff. It is al leged that the property was wrongfully taken and withheld from Graham. Suit Against directors. Another suit which Is to come up Monday Is that of the State of Oregon " TFl- T- R- Sheridan against the dl- T,tZOTA. t..t,,e r"r- It is alleged that the directors are wrongfully act- Sn,d U "ked tnat thev be Ined. 1 he defense claims that when the road was taken from Graham he had six months In which to redeem, and. failing to do so. lost all control, and that the r-signatlons of the old directors were received. Another suit Is brought by Graham against the railroad and individuals connected with It to recover $93,000 al leged to be due him for salary. Other Actions Lifted. Some other minor actions will prob ably come up. Attorney T. S. Slinnt brought the suHs for the plaintirT. Sev eral prominent lawyers will be here Judge -W. J. Kenton, attorney for the Southern Taclflc In Oregon, will take part nd J C. FlandersK of Portland! n f Pr tnT th rert" Companv! R. A. Graham win be here from San Francisco, and W. s. Chandler, of that city, has already arrived. A large um- Z,.u .un"n.,Who nav b'"n "nnected with the railroad will probably be ex amined as witnesses. FARM, SITE IS SELECTED Stale to Conduct Experiment Sta tion at Lav Grande. h-i r- May K-Special.)-The tZ? r'n"1 0t the Or AgrlctV tural College met in this city today and orgamzd pUns by which extensive de velopment work will be carried on at the f.astern Oregon Experiment Station. One hundred and -sixty acres will be devoted to experiment work at once, the- bal ance of the C acres being leased until a sufficient sum of money shall be ap propriated to bring It under subjection The experiments will be conducted along the mast practical lines ar.d great care will be usci to breed up and cultivate the most profitable fruits and vegetables for the soil and climate. A five-acre orchard plat was laid out where apples, chercics and pears will receive the principal attention. The grains which will ba looked - after chiefly are wheat, oats and barK-y. In this refpect the bonrd believes that by proper propa gation end cultivation the yield can be increased at least 50 per cent. W. H. MILLER DROPS DEAD Falls to Ground Dying, While Talk ing to Sister In Eugene. KUGEXK. Or.. May 15. Special.) William H. Miller died suddenly of heart failure this morning at the home of J. M. Williams. Mr. Miller and his sister. Mrs. Williams, were talking In the yard when Miller fell to the ground, dying before a physician could be secured. ' Mr. Mill- was born In Ohio In 1S3J. He had been in Oregon for ten years Since the death of his wife four vears ago. Mr. Miller had lived at the Will iams home. KLAMATH CALLS ELECTION School District to Vote on Bond Issue for New Building. KLAMATH FALLS. Wash.. Mav 1", (Special.) rirectors of the Klamath Fails school district today ordered an elec tion to be held June S, to decide upon selection of a site for a new public school building. June an election was ordered held to vote upon the Issue of bonds in the um of . for construc tion of a modern eight-room building. Present facilities are overtaxed by the large Increase in the city's growth. MONTAGUE DID NOT DO IT Kx-Oregonian Man Not Guilty of Xor Play Announced in Kat. NBW YORK. May 15. lSpecial The pc we papers have announced thai Al viooas win shortly p-cxiu.-e a play "writ ten by James Montague." and and James J. Montague, formely of The Oregontan. has received many compliment. The sad part of the matter is thst the pop ular James did not write the drama, and nobody knows who the real Mon jAgue is. --if It is a success I will wish It were my play." is the way James J. Mon tague puts it, -but really this time I am Innocent." All the same Montague is a very bimr man these days. Whenever Charles Frohman brings over a musical comedy irom uigiano Montague writes bright. snappy American songs for ir. With Lilian Bell he Is preparing a new "Alice in Wonderland" serltsi, that is aald to be excellent. And he really is writing a Pay. wnicn his friends hope will malte Broadway sit up and take notice. But hie most wonderful feat consists In having been In a Hearst paper for ei;nt years, and steadily gained in pop ularity, not only with his employer, ojt with the entire utaff Montague is eas ily the most poptir executive Hearst's employ, and is one of the few b!g men who Is not afraid to ..I along lonely streets, unattended, late at night. GIANT KNIFE GUIS MAN JOHX REAM BADLY INJURED IV PA P Fit MI1.I.. Steel Blade Weighing SOO Pounds Strikes Workman on Back In flicting Deep Gash. OREGON CITY. Or., May li.-Speclal ) John Itc-am. an employe of the Willam ette Pulp tc Paper Company, received In juries this afternoon that may cost him his life. Ream, who Is about 30 years old. was working on the wood splitter in the wood mill about a half-mile up the river fr.mt the company's main plant. While help ing to haul a log over the splitter, the forehead of one of the workmen acci dentally struck the lever and the heavy steel blade, weighing about of") pounds, struck Ream in the hack between the shoulders, inflicting a deep gash. He was brought to tills city immediately for surgical attendance, and has some . ham e for recovery, though It is a wonder he was not killed outright. It is feared that his spine Is Injured. Two ribs were broken and one lung is probably damaged. The blade of the splitter Knife is two feet long and is wedge shaped, ranging in width from one to one and one-half feet. The knife runs on a six-lm-h sua ft. ROBBERS WERE EXPECTED Xavy-Vard Officials IVoublrd Guard and Paymaster's orficc. RRKMERTOX. Wash.. Mav IS. (Spe cial.) That navy-yard officials be lieved that an attempt was to be made to crack the safe of the yard psv office and that they placed an arc light In front of that office, doubled the sen tries and concealed a number of sharp shooters in the vicinity last Thursday night, is the report which was given out at the yard today on good authori ty. On the same night that the yard officials prepared to resist an attempt of desperaTe criminals to crack the navy-yard sare. the Bremerton post office was looted of 1 10.000 In stamps, personal papers and Jewelry. It Is probable that the crooks planned to rob the navy-yard safe and the post office on the same night, but gave up the former Job when they found that the yard officials were on their guard. HEAVY RAIN IN FRUIT BELT Soaking Downpour Does Thousands of Dollars Worth of Good. GRANTS PASS. Or.. May IS, (Special ) The dry spell which has been prevail ing throughout the Northwest was broken here today by a heavy rain, which has soaked up the dry ground and done thou sands of dollars' worth of good to farmers and berry raisers. The rain assures splendid crops of everything raised in the Kogue River Valley. EXPRESS TAX IS $45,136 Railroad Commission Gathers Data on Companies' Business. OLYMPIA. Wash.. May 15.-(pecial.-The Tax Commission has received final reports from all express companies do ing business In this state showlrx their gross Income for state business the year ending March 31 last, aggregating f C 617. as against about Ss4mi.j the previous year. At the a per cent tax the ccro panles pay UZ.VX to the state. PoreMers to Meet In Vancouver. 1V.A.N?l:VI':R- U'""h" MV U--tUpe-cial.) The Grand Court of the Foresters wiiiAm7.'C?, ' th .8UUe of W.shington will hold lfs annual state convention la this city beginning on Wednesday. May 19. and continuing for four days. It Is expect"d that there will be present at that time bet seen W0 and loto delegates and visitors. A large entertainment fund has been collected by the committee on arrangements of the local court of For esters of Ameri.-a and a royal welcome reception and entertainment will be ten dered the visitors. The business houses, private residences and streets are to be gaily decorated with the red. white and blue, the colors of the Foresters of America. Ijmncb lialoo Launched. ASTORIA. Or.. May 15. (Special.) The gasoline launch Haloo. built at the Drlscoll yards for the Hammond TUim ber Company, was launched todav. The craft Is 31 feet long, six feet beam and is equipped with a 30-borsepower gaso line engine. She will be used as a tender for the Hammond Raft Com-p.-invs plant at Stella. E ii The Champagne - . dv wnicn other s f are judged Extra Dry Made of selected grapea of the choicest vineyards Naturally Dry and Pure SELECTED BRUT Vada only of tfie ttoicst tzteji Vstj m eicescmg trpta tnrj purity Slmee Ow -rhtra a Uw tut I c htnta lmpsi f MANY FINE SHOWS Northwestern Theatrical Cir cuit Well Provided For. MANY STARS COMING WEST John tort Announces l-ong 0 Dramatic and Musical Attrac tions for Com! ng Season on Pacific Coast. iSr- ATTLE. May II -tjiped-l k-Managcr Oort's return to Seattle a week ago w., followed . few day. later by the arrival ir.e -dooks. those records In ad vance of thj theatrical Joys and other wise that are promised for the time fol lowing the inaugural of the regular sea. Mr. Cort s display of theatrical wares Is attractive, the list beina- .. resouodlng names of stars and of altrac- .... mat nave taken the measure of iu .-.ew ion during the season now closed in the E..st, and of an equally Impressive list of musical csnedlr. ."J stars. All the attractions listed sill play culU " "' c,r 'nuur"' the season of n n "os: - viuecn of the Mou lin Rouge." - Polly o, Um. clrou. .. ..A Oentlc'.nan from Mississippi.- "A Knlrht JS"-.. d u"-" fommcm-c- ....... . :iw inrn Twins." Iniailn : "r""Jrn;, ch-no Olcott. Victor Moore. "The Shepherd King." "King lH.in Ihe Third Degree." "Th. Travrling --.. ' ' ivenasil. "The Boul Kiss. Oeorge M. Cohan In "The Yankee ITine. William H. Crane. Max ' Flg mari Marie Cahlll. hlanche Walsh. Davl WartVld. Joe ' Weber, the Jefferson.. Tie Merry Widow." Charles K. H..n ." .ZZ'UH opf' K"-rt Ma... V. . Roun1 "-P." "The Thltf and Maud Adams. . (Summer 1.11. Too. Previous to the appearance of the list :, --nomer. This Summers list consists of .Mr. Skinner In "The Hon- v.. rKrm"y " "Tn Widow." " ,wl" "-I W Uoodrich. John XTw. The bervant In the House." Kthel " ,th- M Plenty or u-lc. Ferris Hartr.an will Inaugural- a Sum mer un f ,sht oprru . d ,, . gTn"Cinh'n r,KU,-r bei f ,ha fo'lo-lng temptation, to siend monev? -r-, T. ' - . and the C.lrl." -The rsiri .." t..T. MftT Mile, from Boston." 'The fit and toe Flddl,." The Sunny Sid- ' ru?l."'5 l R"JPb "'umrti ",n d Kenl ..J?tn r"unK. ' Just out of Colle.-e." "The Parisian Model." -n.. moon Trail." ' Forty-live Minute. f,.s KroaJway." -The r;irl Que,.,n." trim" J"" Minstrels. 'The Ind of Nod." -The 3Ian of the Hour." "Hi, Hopkins." 'Tot. l"b;W' lno H-neymner."' 3-,M"ny Hives." Horence tier In "FlurTr Ruffle." ... the Mouse." Norman Hacketc and David "iflini. WOOL SALE DATE MAY 21 .r..rr. ,j n,er .Make fjirllcr Iate for ShanlLo. THE liAl r r- .. rial-j-An agreemrr w.V res'l r .,7k. . ou"rrs of the country trlbutarv to KhnwH ... w",1h..f"y-.f"r..''r. -i-J-bid. s. r-iianiKo, Armrdlnr in previous irrinram... ... 10 s-le at Shaniko was' , ? . - . om as many buyers were becoming inti..n. . . r" .3... v.vr.i Correctly Styled Business Suits r f a ' ihi r i i ii i t r- C9SVS-S-T "fi '.Srf Fri etl m fX AAMM The New York business man is noted the world over for the grace and style of his clothes. The Benjamin Lafayette and Poole suits are being worn today by the best-drcssed men in New York. Their style is authoritative. The Benjamin label guarantees that, for it means they were made in the Benjamin workroom by the leading tailoring organization in the fashion center of the world for men's clothing. The prices arc very modest. Suits, Topcoats, Cravenettes Sole Agents KNOX HATS Buffum & Pendleton 311 Morrison. Opposite Postoffice FLEET AT TAGDMA Pugct Sound City Plans Huge Celebration for Japs. NOTABLES TO BE PRESENT liritl-h Ambassador. V!ce-IreIUeut, Speaker Cannon and Otltera lo Take I'art In the Joint Kestltltles. ' TACOMA. Via.h M.v IS s.w..i.t. With prominent men from all r-arls . country and one division of the Pacinc fleet of I'nlled states warships toaether with th- militia of Western ns.hlnstoti. In Tacoma on Msy :t and 39 to welcom (. t . ... . . rttT will be the seen- of one of th- most ........... miuuir ana naval pageants In th- hlstorv of the Pa.-lne t oa.t. ct only will there be arret crowds in the eltv. drawn I - .1... . i - . be alven th- Jap.ne.- officers and their k " win o manr visitors lo take part In the annual rUrm. of H . vi . .i. k: -. . . . ... - - -.i..r, wnicn win be ne!4 M T --7. Amiih. i. , ' " r"t n in evenc a r J Hrltlsh Ambassador ta tl,e I'nltrd Mstes; Joseph Cannon. Speaker or the House of Representatives: Vie-. l-ro.ld.-nt Phrrman and Jamea J. ma. Uovernor M. K Hay. of a.hiM.ton. will be here with bis entire staff, and will be one of th- principal speakers at the banquet to be held in the new armory. n- of the chief amus-rn-nts durlnc th- week th- Japanese fleet la n-re will a series ef sportlna events, both la and out of doors. Alle youths of the Jspanese navy will contest with men of l-nrle fUni's ships for alhl-tle honors of every character in field, aquatic and Indoor m-eis. The local Jspanea-. Ihroush the aa-ncy of M. Tkawal. of this city, ar arranrtns; to aiv- th-ir countrymen automobile rides a-out the cltv and a picnic at Jinan. way l.ake. lUnd concert. In Wrlcht park, at which the band, from four I'nlled dates cruisers will play as one oraanlsatlon. os nee. at the n-w armory, baaqo.ta and receptions will be som- ef the f-.tures for the week. On Katurdar. the :l K. the rrews of the Japanese and -American cruisers and two r-alment. ef th- ataia s-u.rd will pared- th- principal afreets of th- cly. H-adma- th- parad- will b-Hi- uovernor and his staff, tn officers of the Japanese warships and American wsrshlps and prominent st.t- and cly offi.-i.is. It Is expected there will be e-e men In line. Th- usual visits to th- cemeteries and ervle-a Bt the arrav-e will t- th- only observance on Nmd.y. alemorl.l day. Th- Japanese sailors will .!! ih- 014 soldiers In paTlnsr bomaa. to the dead. - - - 1 t-d to I Krye . I I OMCV mt T w I a-lM. m!m ' ' "im -1 I o.J . y a. 4 111 . . r o - - -s. r.ll uhra -1 k - - 1 ..... "I he CAflill.it ... ...-e lea v -r w-nqrH . - aoa- it... sM.rt4 lb -.!. ef ritMahrt AwrkH p.rt h . 1 rV. -f l-oo 1. Ar-a.a al .a .4 .ar. a le 1- It Pr et 01 e is. March a-i-a. Tky iIm ' .... e- a.i. sn-.-i.aa ' roe In. a-at !. in r ""' ?.. -e line. ImW DEATH PACT FAILS Woman Is Dead, but Man Re tains Hold on Life. SEATTLE HOTEL TRAGEDY C'oaple Rrcjl.ter as Man and Wife. I I .lot Msrst Is Heard and Woman Is l otsnd I)lts-nth Had lleet. brlnklas llcatlly. UATTI.K. May li-A tr.n and . e.,.an ho rrr-.lered at ih- Ceu Hotel h-re this nwrnlnt ae -II. V lijn. tM lfe T.cooja.- are tMltrt.d to h.v- r-miie la thl. city for I be rm prase puriw of en., snlltlne .uhrw. 1 u.i u-. f, deed at tr- city bou.tal. front a bvi!l-t in in. ten Kreast. IV bolel. and four hours l.lrr a ! '. nl -rec.rxi ej r . rWrk. . l.o on cc. Ifflnf 11 Fnmn t ... . . ... bed. br d;na Iron a outul. and tin. ri iran arina. ti) r luto to Ih ctlr lw.ri i I w-K. died witltout be.r.( able to .pr.k. Is. f tr-r- 1 tovna told the police that 1 1- vom.n Majr -I I was U ra. Anna rturke; that h- had I eoro frvwn I Mrr. wt H rw. f -m . ao and llist il.ey 1...I l:ed at ; .irecl. T.cn. a man and w.fe; t -, tle-y had be- dtlnklna for -wr.l da 1 sod. ot-epondr-nt oxtt nnanrlal lr-ouM. tl-"V lial o--.w--l to come to !-aul. and kill llumarhri. bile lie as. alnt from t Me rrm. K.nie . M: Harke ink la pllo rroiu a buixia di.avr an.l n,. I. "-lf Tlw fli- r.-!fee IC-loe. pint . Tie; found IJw ptel urlrr t ! U- r.s !.. lrre it ha. niipel fr-m V r Kurke liaod. and ill Irrr x.Ilae llicy found nior-i II. n a pt.nd tf c anMe of poi.r.ltim ltrh !e hsl h....iM ilia mornnc si dnltnim In Taenia. Kanx-a ItUThe ear. 01. 1 an.l at tr.cllC l.aritw I aboiil X r.ts old FRUIT BUDS NOT HARMED (arc-rat l:amlnallon Mns lint I'rtriars-t. In Jackwntlllc. JACKKU.WIl.U: tie. Mar lav-- A car-, fit rumli,!kr. cf Ih- ruit pnwpnl. lon the Ml!.. nrrliMni (ran twar -nirl IN.i -.a Jj, k.-4n 1!lc. ah a lr.a the ;ru t I'ud -e in d coridiliva. It and ar und J k.lv 11 ie ,e r-r, bate w.-f t tiHHT fatt.ble. 1 t UuiUixrr. 1 h cll ..f .fi-lr. jit,, pears 1-1 b an mnsiuK n GALBAS? A mo 1 c4Mrou liti. niioli m of JiC. lir -W MU IK 1HAXKV W r th I a rrffa our tnvt t t nV I 1ii tlikltX llirnfl l -lAef) u 1 mnrh Pjnipalhv in nr tr of i-v- s- V I AMtl.V It's the Climate, Soil and Water GET IT TO WORK FOR YOU MCHLAND luu can make MONEY at IJi. hlaml if voull lmt awaken to the opiKirtunity. Invest a small amount and control a piece of land that you know is bound to rise rapidlr in pric e. How will vou know ? Investigate. If you find men that have made monev, are Imyin- it and find that it is an exact duplicate of somethin- that has increased in price from 100 an acre to $1000 to $-J0o0 an acre in five or six years and find even rrreater development beui carried on and conditions more favorable than those under which other districts have become famous, then put in some monev and it will work while j ou sleep. RicMaodl is an opportunity that seldom comes. It requires but little cash to control a tract of land at Richland now that will soon be worth a small fortune. No demin the fact that the Columbia River Valley is world-famous for apples and other fruits. Its reputa tion is made. It doesn't have to hunt the markets, but the mar kets hunt it. Then buy in a proven district. Richland is the fine Columbia River fruit land and has the advantage of bein- ten days to three weeks early, and the location is the most central. The Kennewick Northern is buildm? thiuu-h Richland, over which main line trains of Northern Pacific will pas. The Mil waukee is building through Richland to eonnc-t with the North Rank at Kennewick, over which her trains will n-a.-h Portland. The main line of the N. P. now affords us facilities for reachin all the best markets of the North with our produce the same dav ivis gathered. It is "Down Hill" to Portland by the Columbia River and North Bank Railroad and only a few hours' ride. Now is the time to buy at Richland." You may be iassius it idlv b but your neighbors are not. They are buying it now bv the thou sands of dollars worth. Yakima people who have sold for high prices are buying at Richland. They know in a few vears thev ean sell again for even higher figures. Come and arrange to join us on our next trip and sec for y..ur-M-lf. We will talk to get you to go and then let the count rv and people do the talking. .You will see wonderful development f the finest country in the Northwest, where railroads are rentering. where we are scliingland for from 100 to ."iO Kt acre, including w ater right, under the best gravity system, no pumping or machin ery to get out of fix, simply on the gale and let it run down hill: land that will soon lo worth :J to ," times present prices. (,", t l:r pamphlet RICHLAND. Ric!Ma.iradl Laumdl Coirinipa.iiw - . . w w ' sLis GlS stivers cc vernon, Local Managers HO Second Street Phones M and A 1T43