4 SECTION TWO Pages, 1 to 12 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING VOL. XXIX. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23. 1910. NO. 4 HERMANN SECRETS SEALED BY COURT Heney Not Allowed to Bring Out Letters in Tomes Destroyed. TELEGRAM TO MAYS CITED TDeMruotlon of ex-Commissioner's I'rehs-Copy Volumes Revived. Judge Bars It as Inference. 1 Iefense on Tuesday. Refusal of Judge Wolverton to allov Prosecutor Heney to show that letter press copybooks destroyed by the for mer Land OfTlce Commissioner con tained evWence necessary to connect Hermann with the Blue Mountain con spiracy, marked the end of the second week of the trial. The Government at tempted to prove that the books re ferred to were removed from the of fice and destroyed when Hermann re signed. Irvin Rittenhouse was on the wit ness stand and had testified that it was the practice In the General Land Of fice, In tile Incumbency of the defend ant, to divide the mail before it was opened. All letters from Oregon, which were marked personal or confidential, were sent to the Commissioner Cor his personal attention. Hermann would examine the communications, forward many of them to various departments for replies, and retain others for his personal attention. . Replies to personal letters would be dictated to Kitten house, acting as private stenographer, and would be copied in the books which have disappeared. In ruling again&t the evidence brought by the prosecu tion. Judge Wolverton said, "In showing that the records .were destroyed the Inference Is sought to be left with the jury, that Mr. Hermann was destroying copies of letters cor necting him with the Blue Mountain Korest Reset ve conspiracy. This is going too far outside the record." Rittenhouse was excused from the stand after Identifying a telegram which Hermann set to Mays, .Juno 23, 1902, and which was copied into the official records of the Land Office. It read: "Washington. j c t juiy v 1002. . -F. P. Mayi, Portland. Or.: '"' Fifteen patents timber land sent forward Roeebitrg Land Offl.-e. I rerttmmended HIu Mountain Rexervo with original Strawberry Mountain and later add'.tlona. The Secre tary ha approved the name. BINUKR HERMANN. Commissioner. Hfrmsnn's Testimony Reviewed. Attorney Heney then read from fhe record of testimony given by Hermann t the Washington trial, A- that time Hermann was acquitted of a criminal charge growing out of the destruction of from 25 to 35 letter press-copy books. Hermann at that time denied that he had ever had any conversation of any character with Mays concerning the for mation of the Blue Mountain forest re serve, and denounced the insinuation that he had communicated with Mays in any manner. He also referred to Mays as one of the leading members of the bar of Oregon, the District Attorney for trie United States, coming from a good family and was a member of the State Senate for Multnomah County. Mays was not a resident of the district which the Commissioner had represented In Congress, the testimony read, and Her mann asserted that he had never had occasion to make his acquaintance In more than a casual way. Hermann, In the former testimony, admitted having been a candidate for the United States Senate, but said he had not asked Mays to vote for him for that position, or that lie had talked with him about it. Her mann further testified that he had never communicated with Mays in any manner. Hermann's testimony was read to the point where he had repeated that he had never had any communication with Mays, and that be only knew W. N. Jones and H. A. Smith in a casual way. Then Her mann's telegram of July 25, 1902, to Mays was reaa oy Attornoy Iteney. In the trial of Hermann at Washing ton the record shows that two letters from Mays were introduced. Their con tents are now placed before the present Jury, with admissions made by Hermann that he was mistaken in his direct tes timony, when he denied ever receiving them. There was no record of a reply, and for that reason Heney attempted to prove the burning of the press-copy books. At this prior trial Hermann accounted for the telegram by saying that It was probably sent because of the two letters from Mays. He contended then that Mays' letters would show that Mays was . taking an interest in the formation of the reserve and that the thought -had occurred to the commissioner that Mays might like to know what had been done. Hermann testified that the information was such as might naturally be commu nicated. The defendant in the Wash ington trial, denied that Mays had been In Washington to see Kim about the Is suance of the 15 patents referred to In the message, but was not pressed to account for a reason for sending that part of the message. At the Washington trial Hermann con tended that Mays was not a political teutenant or supporter of himself as Congressman, and that when Mays "was appointed United States Attorney- for Oregon, the recommendation was decided tipon by Senators Dolph and Mitchell. He approved the appointment. .Three Here From Washington. When court convenes Monday morning the Government will, have three wit nesses to examine, and will Introduce a large amount of documentary evidence. The witnesses will be Valk, J. M. Mc Valne and ' W. Scott Smith, all from Washington. Attorney Heney will also call for the Government. Clerk Valk. of the General I -and Office, who admitted In a former trial to have been in the pay of Hyde and IBanoon in the California school land frauds'. Valk's business was to keep the conspirators ported on what was hap pening concerning the formation of forest reserves. Valk, It Is said, will identify the "OltUen" letter which was written to the Commissioner In ISO. and is expected to teatify that It was called to the atten- , , t - f --v - ( r - - 1 I m&ttm'Zw friig Ataa tnaa I I lilt I 1 tion of Hermann on two occasions. "Citi zen" informed the Commissioner of the land frauds being . perpetrated through, the manipulation of school lands. Other letters of similar Import from Colonel J. A. Zabritkie and J. H. Snyder will also be introduced. The communications are lntsnded to show that Hermann, a.s a public officer, failed to take notice of the Information furnished him or to take steps to check the plans of the conspira tors. Hermann has shown anxiety to become a witness in his own behalf, but It has not been decided whether he will be called. The defense will begin to call Its witnesses Tuesday morning. Attorney AVorthington and Attorney Heney appear to be able to anticipate what each will do at certain stages of the proceedings. Every document per taining to the case Is known by both sides. Many of the witnesses have testi fied to the same points in othr cases and for that reason It Is. Judged that the case will be given to the jury at the close of another week. RULE HITS SHINGLE MEN Railroads Discuss Change, in Rout ing and Transit Privileges. A change in transit and routing priv ileges now granted to shingle shippers has been proposed to the railroads by the shingle manufacturers of the Northwest, which, if adopted, would change completely a method now largely In use In the handling of that product, of the, mills. General freight agents of the trans continental roads were called into con ference by the manufacturers in Seat tle Friday and the proposal was sub mitted. Under the present method shingles are handled largely through brokers. A broker may buy several carloads of shingles and hold them in transit while he negotiates for the sale to Kastern buyers. In the meantime he may secure an advance of a consid erable portion of the' value of the shin gles from a bank by depositing his bill of lading,' and Is thus able to 'speculate on a small margin. The shingle manufacturers have pro posed that the rates and routing priv ileges which make this custom possi ble be abolished by the railroads. Grant ing of Vie request would put the shin gle brokers out of business and bring the manufacturers in direct touch with the Eastern buyers. W. E. Coman. general freight agent of the Harrlman lines In Oregon, re turned yesterday from the Seattle meeting. He said that no decision was reached, but that committees were ap pointed to take up the subject and re port later. XORTII IJAXK TRACKS ARE USED O. R. & X. Trains Take Detour, Owing to Floods. The Washington division of theO. R. & N, was still In trouble through floods yesterday and the through trains to and from Spokane were sent over the North Bank. Dispatches received by the head -offices of the road last night state that the . Pendleton and Wallula branches are " In good - shape now and that the Dayton line will, be reopened today. The Pomeroy branch will not be in operation before Mon day. A bridge has gone out in Hay Canyon between Riparia and La Crosse and last night more trouble in the canyon was reported, with poor pros pects of getting that portion of the road in shape by morning. The North Bank trains encountered but little trouble. The train leaving for Spokane Friday night was held up seven hours by further trouble at Har bin and the night train from Spokane came through yesterday morning, thr-ie and one-half hours late. Later trains arrived practically on schedule. Itailroad Personals. Guy' L, Anderson, secretary to Traffic Manager Miller, of the Oregon & .Wash ington, is in Seattle on a business trip. B. W. Brown, chief clerk in the of fices of the assistant- general freight agent of the Great Northern at Seat tle, is in Portland for a few -days. Assistant General Passenger Agent Scott, of the Harriman lines in Ore gon, received a telegram yesterday an nouncing that colonist rates on that system would be in, effect from March 1 to April 13. The homeseekers' rates will also apply over the Harrlman lines. WARDEN'S BARN IS BURNED r Game Law Breakers Take Revenge for Arrest of Deer-Slayers. CRAWFORDSVILLE. Or., Jan. 22. Serious trouble has been brewing at Holly, three miles above here. A'short time ago the deputy game warden ar rested two men for killing deer out of season. A few days ago, while he was in the mountains watching for other alleged 1 aw-breakers. his barn was burned and several head of stock shot. Some of his family were at home at the time, but did notj dare to leave the house to Investigate, for fear of being shot themselves. The barn and con tents were a total loss, and some .of the stock also died. It Is not known who are the guilty ones. Lawlessness is rife in that vl-" cinlty at present. Many people are los ing their chickens. NEWLY ELECTED BOARD OF PORTLAND COMMERCIAL CLUB. AUTO GRASH HURTS TWO ii. A. I1EPPXER BADLY INMCKED WHEX CAR HITS TREK. Hole in Street Results in" Wrecking of W. J. Zimmerman's Motor. . J. K. Kelley Is Bruised. As a result of a hole in the street which looked like a shadow, a. large automobile owned by W. J. Zimmt-r-rnan, of the machinery firm of Zimmer-man-Wells-Brown Company, at Second and Ash streets, and containing a party of four men who were accompanying Mr. Zimmerman to his -. home, was wrecked at 6:30 o'clock on Friday night at East Ninth street, and Broadway, and two of the occupants were injured. H. A. Heppner, a manufacturer's agent and ex-Councilman, was the most seriously injured. J. K. Kelley. a real estate man, was also hurt. Others ill. the party were Aaron -W. Whitmer. a Port land real estate dealer, and Oar! Lively, a broker. Mr, .Whitmer. Mr. Lively and Mr. Zimmerman escaped without in jury. The hole in the street was at a point where an excavation had been ma-lo for water pipes, and had been refilled. The recent rains, however, caused the filling to sink, leaving a hole deep enough to be 'dangerous to motor ve hicles. Both Mr. Kelley and Mr. Zim merman, who were seated in front, thought the hole was merely a shadow thrown by the nearest arc light, and no effort was made to diminish the PORTLAND NEWSBOYS' ASSOCIATION MAKING PROGRESS SOME OF TH K newly organized Portland Newsboys' Association is reported as progressing, successfully. Backers of the association intend making.it per manent, and steps are being taken to obtain a larger and better building for headquarters. ' The present headquarters of the as sociation are at the People's Institute, Fourth and Burnside streets. They are not well equipped and are far too small for the purposes of the association. Bathing and dressing facilities are also poor, hut plans are being made to get into the now Neighborhood House, Fourth and Hall streets. The hall in speed of the machine. The car bounded out of the hole, veering to one side and striking a tree, which . crushed in the top of the automobile. Mr. Heppner was pinioned upon the rear seat, and would perhaps1 have been fatally injured "had it not been-for the prompt action of his friends in extri cating him from his painful position. His body was crushed between the tree and the rear seat. A gash was cut over his heart.", another in his head, another on his arm. severe bruises were in flicted in other parts. nd internal in juries were sustained. Mr. Heppner was carried to the house or l),r. I . w. Kirby, one block from th scene of the, acjdent, where his wounds were st-wea up ana aressea. and from where, he was Jater taken to his own home. 370, . East Tenth street, North. Vesterdjy he was resting comfortably, although there was evidence of in juries over the . heart and lungs. His rapid recovery Is looked forward to. Mr. Kelley's , injuries were a few bruises. .He was able to walk away from - the scene. ' The others were thrown out of their seats and escaped with a shaklng-up. . . .. -. The automobile was badly damaced. It was abandoned temporarily, and the police marked the spot: with a red dan ger lantern. Later the machine- was taken away., - Mr. Heppner served 'a short time in the City Council. He - was elected to take the place of Dan J. Kellaher, as Councilman-at-Large, and served un til last July. Spanish Troops Return. MADRID. .Jan. 22. The Spanish .troops returning from Melilla were given a cor dial welcome when they -entered the city today. Madrid was gaily decorated with many colors, -. .ga'-wt-'"-''-1 sy,w.; THE BOYS WHO ARE WORKl.Vti FOR this building will be large and adequate. Gymnasium classes are being, held at present every Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock" for ' about' 175': boys. Robert Krohn, physical -director -of . th Mult nomah Club,- Is giving his'services free in. conducting -drills. setting tip- exer cises and . other gymnastics: . Leon Fabre and Olmar Dranga,' alio' of the Multnomah Club, are- instructing the boys in boxing and wrestling. . The boys take to the work with en thusiasm and appreciate the efforts of their instructors. At present they hare no gymnasium suits or .shoes and have to go. on the floer in their stockings, which - often' art full of hole.' It is COMMERCIAL CLUB IS THRIVING FAST Indebtedness Reduced $32,- 000 Last Year, Gain in Membership 156. . NET PROFIT IS $36,000 Annual Meeting Held, New Board of Governors Chosen Election of Officers Tuesday Pub licity Work Extolled. Reports of a prosperous year In the Portland Commercial Club were pre sented by the officers of the club at the annual meeting held -last night m the clubrooms. . The reports show that tne ciud m , i - .- i v. ,.j Ace fvnm one year reaucea us jhucicuwcs-o ....... $48.000 to a present total of 16.000 and that there are good prospects that the remaining liabilities will be wiped out in the coming year. The dun's irross Income tor tne year from dues, membership fees, bachelors' quarters, restaurant, soctai ana oiner features was $193,000. and the net profits from the operation of the club aggregated $36,000. Last Friday the club redeemed $o000 in building bonds, which were not due until March. During the year furnish ings were paid for in a total sum of $29,000. Following the reports of officers, members of the Board of Governors were elected for the ensuing year. Under the club constitution the board consists of 15 members, five of whom retire annually. The new members elected were C. C. Colt, president of the Unio.n Meat Company; F. H. Ransome. manager of the Eastern & Western Lumber Company; Fred West, manager of the Goodyear Rubber Company: F. I. Fuller, vice-president of the Port land Railway, Ligltt & Power Co. ; and E. B. Piper, managing editor of The Oregonian. The hold-over members of the board are J. C. Ainsworth, George Lawrence, Jr., George W. Simons. H. Beckwith, W. J. Hoffman, James Jack son, T. W. B. London, Roger B. Sinnott, L. J. Wentworth and T. B. Wilcox. The retiring members were Tom Honey man. Ir. J. R. Wetherbee. Henry Mc Craken. Sig Slchel and B. F. Trum bull. Luncheon Is Served. The officers of the club will be elect ed at the first meeting of the Board of Governors, which will be held next Tuesday night. Those-- talked of for president are Harvey Beckwith; T. B. Wilcox and George W. Simons. i Incidental to the meeting a luncheon was served to the members in -the ladles' dining-room. . Elaborate decora tions greeted the guests as they entered the cosy room, and many exclamations of delight were heard. One feature of the decorations that attracted much fa vorable comment was a replica of the Commercial Club in candy, lighted with miniature- electric bulbs and making a novel piece, de resistance to -the decora tive scheme. When the club was smaller In membership it was the custom to serve an annual banquet, but with a dining-room that will care for 400 and a membership of 1400, the banquet feature has had to be aban doned. . The club's membership Is now 1401, showing a gain of 16 new mem bers for the year. In his annual report. President J. R. Wetherbee covered financial conditions of the club in detail and devoted con slderable attention to the publicity enterprise undertaken by H organi cation. Aside from this report, Mr. Wetherbee made an earnest plea on behalf of main THE SUCCESS OF THE NEW ORGANIZATION. expected, however, that they will be provided with all the necessary' acces sories -in a month or two. Plans are being made fora public Exhibition some time within the next three months. The boys, owing to their number, are divided Into two classes. The officer's of the association are as follows: President. Paul Schneider (one of the boyst; vice-presjdent. Mrs. W. H. Chaptri: treasurer. Ralph W. Hoyt: secretary, D. E. Keasey: executive com mittee, A. Cohen, John Bowman, Phil Paulskey. Ben Rosenbrum. and Louis Goldstone; sergeant-at-arms, Hyman Schwartz. . The Daughters of the American Revo taining the monthly dues of the club at their present figure for at least another year, explaining that the organization should be in a position to take advan tage of offers made to buy back its building bonds under favorable condi tions. Aside from this, he said, the up keep of the club demanded a certain reserve fund: and he asked that a motion be made instructing the board of gov ernors to maintain the dues as in the past. This motion was made and unani mously carried, the result , causing the retiring president to remark that he was glad the cfub had done away with the presence of "knockers" among Its mem bers, and urging that in the future this same unanimity of action be maintained on all subjects relating to the club's wel fare. n his report Mr. Wetherbee said in part: The management of this club requires constant attention to details. You . will, ap preciate this fact when I tell you that 4he total receipts for the year have been more-j than $lS3.Uun. This Is lor tne i ommertmi Club management alone and does not in clude the receipts from the building, which were 0.t.3.10.S6. making the total amount-of cash handled through the Commercial Club office more than $'248,00ti. The room account for the Dast year, after paying- JBOOO to the rent fund and the ex penses or operation snows nei s" operation of $471.71. which la very satisfac tory. The next floor above the billiard room pays $2."K a month, so $3000 has been paid into the rent fund and. charged to the billiard account. Total Gain $398. After oi'ving salaries and other expenses. the total net gain from operation has been $S98. The rental for the office floor is charged to the general expense account, ex cept $17o charged against the buffet. A. cigar case Is maintained in the office, and. after paying expense of, operation, shows a net gain from sale of cigars of $1122.84. The total receipts ot mis flepanmeni nave utrii $52S0.43. The buffet has been charged Its proportion of rent, $1075. according to floor space oc cupied. The sales in this department have been I24.98S.08. After deducting expense of maintenance, the total net gain after oper ating tlila Hone, ,-t men t hftJi hppn Sit. 294. 46. The restaurant occupies me wnoie kju floor and has been charged $6O0O rent, in total expense of operating this department was $S7.254.20. The loss from operation has been $28fl3.6. The majority of clubs do not segregate rent and charge to each department, but pay club rentals out of the general expense fund. If your club dining-room . had not been charged $.1000 a month rent, we would have made a profit In the dining-room of $:il36.74. I n Ion League Kxcelled. The annual report for the Union League Club of Chicago, which has a resident membership of about the same number as our club, showed a loss in the operation of its restaurant, of, over $17,000, with no rent charged against the department. I think the club is to be congratulated on the ex cellent showing made in this department. The dining-room furnished over 8000 plates for banquets and small parties during the year and the receipts from this source were f 1.1.8.2.50. The publicity department has made a 'good showing. Early in 1!K). at the request of some of the members of the executive committee, your president undertook a campaign for more funds for this depart ment and - succeeded in the organization of the Five Hundred Thousand Club, and in securing a fund of over $112,000 for he next two years' work contributed by 673 people, as against $20,000 a year ago, con tributed by 72' people. S The citizens of Portland responded heart ily to this call. The work that has been done in the past In this department. I be lieve, is apparent to all and is a phase of our club word that should be fostered and encouraged The work of this department has given our -.-Inn a National reputation and we are but Just beginning" to reap the - benelits. of a Nation-wide publiclty campaign. SETH RIGGS PARTY HOME Capitalist, Sister and Brother, Ile . turn From Illinois Trip. Seth Itiggs, a well-known capitalist of Portland, his sister. Miss Emma Riggs, and Cass rtiggs. a brother, of Ilickreall. Polk County, have returned from a five-weeks trip to Arensvllle, Cass County, 111. They left this city on December 11, with the thermom eter about 35 deprees above zero. Four days" later, when they reached their destination. It was four degrees below zero a condition they had never ex perienced in all their 50 years of life in Oregon. On December 20 they attended the 60th wedding anniversary celebration of an uncle and aunt. On their homeward trlD they visited many of the principal cities on their chosen route, including St. Louis, Kansas City,., Denver and Salt Lake. ' H lution. oZ which Mrs. -T. M. Anderson is president, and Mrs. W. H- Chapin, secretary, are aiding the newsboys. An effort is being made to Instil into them ideas of .good citizenship and patriot ism, and to teach them what usually is learned by children in good homes. Effort is being made to have a rule enforced to keep the newsboys under 10 years of age from selling papers after 8 o'clock in the evening. Mrs. M. R. Trumbull. Mrs. W. H. Chapin and Paul Schneider president of the association, have interviewed Chief Cox and he has promised his support. At present thene is no child labor law regulating newsboys L BUYERS OF FLYERS DISPUTING Wemme and Burkhart Each s Claim Honor of Owning First firlachine Here. INVENTOR OFFERS WAGER Buyer of Aeroplane Says lie Expects to Make Money for Mount Hood Ttoad by Exhibiting His Purchase. Some difference of opinion seems to exist between J. C. Burkhart, a local Inventor, who asserts that he has per fected an aeroplane that will fly, an4 Henry E. Wemme. president of the Portland Automobile Club, who pur chased recently a Curtiss aeroplane, which has been tried and found to be a "bird machine." The dispute has arisen because of the claims of both men to having in troduced the first machine of the kind in Portland. Wemme claims the honor because the Curtiss machine, purchased by him, has been demonstrated effec tively, while the Burkhart contrivance is only an experiment and not yet completed. Burkhart asserts that all he claims for his machine will be proved in time, and he offers to wager $100 that his aeroplane will prove a. success. Burkhart ()ffers Wager. In speaking of Wemme's statement, published In The Oregonian yesterday, Burkhart made the following reply: "Let Wemme have the honor of intro ducing the first aeroplane, if he really wants it and can jolly himself into thinking so, but I have had a handsome offer to display my machine "at the Portland Automobile Show an! shall do so. It Is a cinch hat the Port land Automobile Club, which Is con ducting this show, is not. going to pay its good money for something other than bona fide. Wemme is quoted as saying there .is no assurance that my machine will fly. If he thinks so, I am willing to bet him $100 right now that my aeroplane will do what any other aeroplane will do, thoujh I shall not attempt a flight until weather conditions permit. "As for my machine not being .com pleted. It is just as much so as is the aeroplane being Imported here by Mr. Wcmm. Furthermore, my aeroplane has been built in Portland, and will be manufactured here as soon as I am able to make demonstrative flights." Replying ,to Mr. Burkhart's state ment, Mr. Wemme said: "I do not see any reason for Mr. Burkhart to become excited. I sim ply asserted that the Curtiss aeroplane J Tiave purchased is a machine that has been tried and proved, anil such, being the case. I believe I have Intro duced the first aeroplane to the people of Portland. Wemme Suggests Trophy. . "As for Mr. Burkhart's machine, 1 hope that it proves ;i fine proposition, and when he gets ready to make his demonstration I am ready to offer a trophy for the completion of its first flight. I hopij he is successful with his invention, for if it is success, it will be a big boost for Portland. "My object in buying tills aeroplane was not to use It myself, hut to help raise funds for the completion of the Mount Hood road. 1 don't care wheth er I ever fly in the machine, but Mr. Covey will demonstrate It to the satis faction of all concerned. I expect to make some money for the proposed road by exhibiting this machine, and that was my sole object in buying it. As for ray making money personally out of the machine, I shall not be bene fited one penny." CLAN IS TO CELEBRATE Birthday of Robert Burns Will Be Observed AVitli Concert. Undtr tiie auepicos of Clan Macleay, Order of Scottish Clans, a concert will be given in the Bungalow Theater Tues--' day night. January 2h, .to celebrate the liilst anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns. Some of the best local talent in the city "will appear on the programme which is hj follows; Introductnry remark.. Chiff James Riach Stuart; bagpipe selections, ripe Major J. H. Mr-Don aid ; part snnp, fantasia of Burns' sonjfs. Harmony Quartet. Mrs. May Dear-born-Schwab sorrano. Mrs. lulu Iahl-Mii-ler contralto. .T. Ro Fargo tenor, J. laire Monteith baritone : soprano soin. "Jessie's brfam," Miss .Jane I reup Hums; danrn. "Hlsrhland Klinjr." John Smith, of Blairco wire. Scotland: part soncs (ai "Robin Adair.' b "Serenade.". Treble fief flub; tenor solo. R!c." Mr. t'artro ; ront ralto solo. " X Sc tch l-ullahy." Mrs. Miller; c harartrr aketch. Clansman J. Tk Murray; part sons. "My Love Is Uke a. Red. Red Rife." Har mony Quartet; fiance. "Sailor's Hornpipe." clansman J. P. Robertson ; soprano solo, "fnm Ye. by Athore." Mrs. Schwab; cou rt a I to solo. "Turn -Y to Me." IV? rs. Reed ; bakplpp selections, f'lpor John Smith; bari tone solo. "Border. Ballad." Mr. Monteith; port Fonss a "A If luh land l,ad My Ix- Was Born." fb "A Hongkonn Romance. Treble Clef flub; "Auld Ivan Syne." JUROR OF '50 VISITS CITY Anson S. Cone, Pioneer of 184 6, Helped Convict Indian Murderers. Anson S. Cone, a pioneer. of 184. and his nephew. K. A. M. Cone, a native of Oregon, residents of Marlon Countv. near Aurora, were In the city a few days ago. The elder Cone was one of the jurors before whom were tried the Indians who murdered Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife, and 12 others, November JO-, 30. 1S47. The trial took place at Ore gon City beginning May 1, 1850. before Judge Orville C. Pratt. Amory Hol brook. V. S. Attorney, editor of The Oregonian in 1862-4. conducted the prosecution, and Kintzlng Prltchett. Secretary of the territory, u. s. Pay master Reynolds and Captain Clai borne, both of the Mounted Rifles, de. fended the Indians. F. V. Pettygrove. one of the founders of Portland, was foreman of the grand jury. The trial was contested iiotly,- but the jury brought in a verdict of guilty, anil the Irfdians. fie in number, were sen tenced to be hanged June 3, I0.