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TITE SUNDAY OREGOyiAy. PORTLAND. MAY S6, 1912.
NOTED ATTORNEY 0!f TRIAL TOR BRIBERY, HIS PROSECUTOR AND
MACHINE WHICH FIGURES IN EVIDENCE.
TEAL 5EE5 DEFEAT
FOR 'BLUE SKY' LAW
The Man Who Buys
CHARGES AGAINST
i SC1ITZ DROPPED
Portland Man Says Proposed
Act Should Go to Legis
lature First.
COMMISSION IS ADVISED
.11 (omnwawnlih ConfrrrBro Plan
Voiced fur Body to Piu t pon All
Administrative Initialise Frop
tl kD In Katare.
l"XIVER.!TT OF ORKOON". EufM',
May H. (ripeclalr Tf "bark to th
farm" movement BlH the initiative law
as mow operated In Orison cinif ta for
tne major share of attention at th eon
eluding sessions of th Oregon Com
nonwealth Conference today.
I'nder tba topic "Worthy Standard
of Living- on ores-on Karros." W. T.
Buchanan, publicity director of the
Portland Ksllwsy. LlKht Power Com
pany. Illustrate how ele-trlclly could
be uimI to elevate farm Ufa approal
wtalely to tba plana of nrbaa exlsteoc
In la direction of economy, conveni
ence, comfort, without robblnic rorai
Ufa of any of Us peculiar dellgbl.
Electrical utilisation In tha ordinary
household services waa dwelt npon
particularly.
In his paper along similar lines. W.
: Comas, general freight agent of tha
lill line, outlined four remedial
checks upon the alarming- esodu from
the farm to tha cities: extensive rail
road and Interurban development, roads
tnat are really good. Introduction of
Improved farming utensils and methods
and a wider Inspiration for social In
tereoursa In tba country.
laa Sky" Art Tald.
Consideration of tha Oregon Initia
tive law followed the explanation by
f. P. Babcoclt of the "blue r" act.
the corporation law bleb Is to be sub
mitted to the people at tha next elec
tion by the state corporation depart
ment of which Mr. Babcork Is tba bead.
Nona of tha speakers doubted tha
merit of tha bill In checkmating wild
cat realty schemes, but several bald
forcibly that tha propoaed statute was
of such technical character that It
ahouid be presented to tba Ktate Leg
islature Instead of being placed oa tba
ballot at tha general election along
with some 44 other Initiative measures.
"lesplte Its apparent worth this law
Is apt to be defeated at the polls.- de
clared J. N. Teal, of Portland, who. led
tha interruption, "because tba voters,
tired of voting on an endless string of
Intricate measures, are prona to vote
'No' en every proposition. Besides, this
Is rust the kind of law tbat should be
considered In deliberative assembly,
discussed publicly and where advisable,
altered. 1 believe that our Initiative
law should be amended to provide that
no measure can be presented to the
people until It bas nrst been denied
by the Legislature-"
Mate resasBlaalow AeVtaed.
K. f. Miller, of Medrord. advised
the establishment of a state com
mission to receive and paaa upoa all
administrative Initiative propositions
before allowing them to be placed upon
lb ballot.
"The people In voting upon technical
measures of this kind are bound to bo
guided by prejudice, said Allen 1L
Katun, representative from Lane Coun
ty. "It the people should neglect this
bill In the general ballot scramble
you must grant. Mr. Babcork. that it
would be placed at a great disadvant
age In the subsequent Legislature. The
state officiate should set an example to
the people hy withholding this Involved
statute from the ballot and reserving It
to the Legists tura."
A similar stand was taken by other
speakers, all of whom advised reference
of the bill to the Legislature.
The remaining papers read and dis
cussed at today's sessions were on
Tevelopment of Oregon Resources," by
John II. Lewis. State Engineer, and
"Oregon's Hole In the Solution of
Americas New Problems. " by Colonel
O K. 8. Wood, of Portland.
GERMAN FEELING BITTER
Potsdam Al'lrrmrn Kef u.e to Enter,
lain British Visitor.
hVkLI.V. May Si. The depths and
persistency of the antl-Brltlsh feeling
In Germany, which resulted from last
summer's crisis In Anglo-German re
lations, was demonstrated today by the
refusal of the Potsdam Board of Alder
men to vote funds for the entertain
ment of the British physicians who are
to attend the convention of the Royal
Institute of Public Health In July.
Thla convention enjoya tha patronage
of the highest ofnctal circles In Ger
many. STUDENTS AFTER BIG PRIZE
Kamlnalion for Rhode Scholar
ship. ! for October 15-1 .
NKW YORK. Var The annual
qualifying examination for the
Khoilee scholarships will he held gen
erally throughoui the I'nlted States
October 11 and 1. according to an
nouncement Just received from Oxford.
Almost all students who have com
pleted the second year In American col.
leges are eligible. The subjects In
clude arithmetic, algebra, or geometry,
i;rrk and Latin.
FLEET IS READY FOR DASH
f 'ntl'ie4 fi-ei-i rirst Pag.
in clearing tomorrow aa is expected.
The Nebraska from New Orleans will
loin the fleet at Kev West.
The Army Is making no move toward
trie Island. It Is figured that wlthia
three day the first regiments of tha
1 i. expeditionary fore wlilch ha
been held lit readiness for months could
be embarking on tha tour big Army
transport now lying at Newport News
tul.y equipped for sea.
Cavalry ae I sad.
The general plan of operation In
Cuba aa far a the Army la concerned
has been fairly worked out. The plan
rails for a dashing campaign If II be
come necessary to usa fore against
the !nurrectoa. In this tba American
cavalrv rrg'.meata will be relied upoa
almost exciutvey. This afternoon tba
p ans were being gone over by General
Wood and other membera of hi staff.
I in press TI.eatcr Barns at Butte.
Ht'TTK. Mont.. May ti Th Em
press Theater, a vaudeville house, wa
totally destroved by tire today. Th
loss Is estimated at Ce.so. Itrfeetiv
light wire ar thought t hav caused
the blase.
r-aMsala'- -- '- aXfc i i is i a !eWl&1
Judge, Complying With Law;
. Declares Prosecution Has
Been Shame to City.
CONVICTION IS HOPELESS
ABOVE. CLARfXCC DARROW AXD J. D. FRF-DF-RICKS. BELOW, DICTA
GRAPH BEIG TESTfcU.
ISSUE IS CRITICAL
Darrow Defense Objects to
Wholesale Testimony.
LOCKW00D PUT ON. STAND
Taleman TeaUfle to Conversations
With McXaraara Defense De
tective Leading to Al
leged Bribery.
Continued from First Psgal
was pala and seemingly nervous, but
recovered bis composure after th ex
amination by Mr. Frederick had
passed th stag of preliminary 'quer
ies. Ill story, so far as It had
progressed when tha final Interruption
came, waa aubatanUally th aame as
tha told at the preliminary examina
tion of Bert H. Franklin In Justice
Court last February,
OaJeetSawe Sweat Aside.
There mas no mention of Mr. Par
row's nam and the defense objected
several time in th course of Lock
wood testimony to ft continuation
on the ground that the defendant could
not be held accountable for Franklin'
acts. The reiterated avowal by the
prosecution, however, that It would .
connect Darrow after the propr foun
dation had been laid, swept away th
repeated objection.
Lockwood gave hi age a f year.
He said he called upon Franklin on
November at th latter' office, at
which time h said Franklin told hire j
he would like to see him on the Mc-
Samara jury and told blm that there
would be irono In It for blm. 1
"He told me." said Lockwood. "that J
both of us had gone along In life with-
out nstng our heads and we ought to
acquire sufficient money for our want
In old a."
"I told hlra." continued Lockwood.
"that I didn't see how I could do it.
We had a long discussion and ha said
ha had not the slightest doubt that,
without any Inducements. I mould be
able to bring In a verdict of not guilty
after hearing the evidence. There wa
no evidence against the McNamaras.
ha said, except what waa manufac
tured." Offer la Cassplete Sarptis.
Th witness said he told Franklin
that the ot.'er was a complete surprise
and that ha wanted time for considera
tion. It was arranged that Franklin
should go to his farm near Covlna In
stead of his going to Franklin' office.
"We talked some time about passing
th money." said Lockwood. "lie said
he would personally give me 10 be
fore I entered the .Jury box and place
th rest in some one's hande. I
aaked specifically what he expected me
to do and he replied, "vote not guilty.'"
At thla point the defense objected
and asked that the testimony be
stricken out on the ground that the
defendant waa not present and could
not be held for Franklin's acts. le
eplta the avowal of the prosecution
that Iiarrow would be connected later.
At tills point. Lockwood Interrupted
with the statement that he had forgot
ten some of the conversation with
Franklin.
A aether Jarar Declared Fixed.'
"II aald he already had one Juror
there who waa fixed." declared Lock
wood, "and that I knew the Juror bet
ter than I knew him.'-
Chief Counsel Earl Rogers objected
to tha Introduction of tetimony tend
ing to show the alleged offense other
than that contained In the indictment.
Judge ll-tton asked both sides to pre
sent their authorities and declared aa
adfournment until Monday afternoon.
Mr. rrrow haa taken no part In th
proceedings sine the completion of thf
jury. Throughout the testimony of
Oeorre Monro th defendant sat low
In hla chair, tearing sheets of paper
Into narrow strips. He evinced great
Interest In the testimony of Lockwood
and his eyes never left tha witness
while the aged veteran waa on th
stand.
Before court opened this morning
Mr. Darrow made strenuous denial of
reports emanating In th East that he
had negotiated with th District At
torney' ofrlc with a view of entering
a plea of guilty to the Indictments
against him.
fiercer, un vi
tlves, yesterd iy. "To be more explicit,
thev will omit to wear rose In their
buttonholes. TI.ey ought to do It. It
would be th premier stunt during fe.
tlval week. I suppose It will b an
other cas of fellow who would like
to do It being afraid to appear on th
street with rose pinned to them, when
all the others forget about It.
"Now Just figure It out. Wouldn't
It bo a good stunt? There'll he millions
of roses In Portland at that time. Sup- ,
pos you ain't got bushes of your own;
why your neighbor hss. Walk over,
tell him you want to b patriotic and
he'll glv yon one for every day of the
festival. No question about It. Th
rose Is th thing during ftlval wk
Everyone ought to wear m. By gum,
I'm going to do It any way. and I am
going to be Intereated to see how many
people will O. K. th Idea.
"It would be Just as good as an ad
vertising scheme to have peopl from
the outside say-, 'all the people In Port- j
land ware rose during th Roa Fe- I
tlval. aa It la to dump carloada of them
Iah. tha alreeta ant have neonla ne It
each other with them."
CHANGE III BILL URGED
HAWLEY SPEAKS FOR INNOCENT
RAILWAY LAND BITERS.
Instead of Placing: Flat Price of
$1.50 an Acre, Secretary Mar
Value Each Piece.
ORCGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. May IS. Attorney-General
Wlckeraham after a conference with
Bee re tar y of the Interior Flaher haa
recommended a change In the bill for
th relief of Innocent purcbaaer of
Oregon & California Railway grant
land by striking out of section six the
requirement that the Innocent pur
chasers shall pay the Government a
flat price of $1.50 an acre to eeeur
clear title to the lands bought from
th railroad company.
In lieu ot this provision the two cabi
net officer recommend that discretion
ary powers be conferred upon the Sec
retary of the Interior to fix the pric
to be paid by each particular purcnaaer,
such price to be determlnd according to
the equities of each Individual case.
This disclosure was made In the course
of an argument by Representative
Hawley, who strongly urged th pass
age of the bill, particularly those
clauaes which deal with th Innocent
purchasers.
In a recent hearing B. T. Townaend.
representing the Department of Justice,
had approved the 12.60 an acre provi
sion and at that time he reflected th
opinion of the Attorney-General, but
recently Secretary Flher consulted Mr.
Wickersham on this matter and at hia
suggestion the Attorney-General ha
proposed the above modification.
Mr. Hawley told the committee hla
chief Intereat wa to aid the develop
ment of that part of th state where
the land grant Ilea and the passage of
the bill, which will permit Innocent
purchaser to clear their title and pro
ceed mllh the development of their
property, will accomplish this end. Ha
sa'ld the original object of the grant
wa to aid th railroad and to bring
this land Into tha hand ot those who
would develop It and these sections of
the pending bill, which apply to the
Innocent purchssers will accomplish
this purpose with respect to the 400.
000 acres, whose title now Is clouded.
When questioned Mr. Hawley told th
committee h" waa not particularly In
terested In those sectlona of the pend
ing bill which provide for th disposal
of land that may be covered by the
Government aa a result of th pending
suit. He raid the court might declare
forfeiture, in which event legislation
would be necessary, but if the courts
order specific performance, no legisla
tion on that subject will ba necessary.
Representative Hawley and others in
terested In securing relief for innocent
purchssers are hopeful that the pending
bill will be reported favorably to tba
House within the week or 10 day and
it Is expected about the same time the
Senate bill. Identical In terms, will be
reported to th Senate. Tha latter bill
now Is In the handa of subcommittee
consisting of Senators Chamberlain.
Heybum and Jones, all of whom ar
understood to be favorable. As soon
aa they submit their report. It la
thought, the full committee will act
in accordance with their recommendation.
SUGGESTS ROSE NOSEGAYS
People Should Wear Bouquets Dar
ing Festival. Say Bill Mercer.
"The Ros Festival I coming again
la a couple of week and I II bet tha
peopl of PortUnd will forget ome
thing. Ilk they hav befor," said Bill
L le's Postal Savings Bank to Open.
LTLE, Waah.. May S3. (Special.)
Word ba been received from the Pott-master-General
to open Lyle's postal
savings bank on June 1. All tha sup
plies are here and Postmaster Moor Is
all ready. Th State Bank of Lyl ha
been dealgnated aa the depository for
the postal aavlnga fund.
CARD Of THAXKS.
We wish to thank th many friends
for their kindness and sympathy during
our recent bereavement: also for their
beautiful tloral offerings for our son
.UK. jut' crumi i
and brother.
AHO FAMILY.
Law. tor. From Bench. Denounces ex
Mayor for Not PrerenUng
Wholesale Concessions by
City to Corportt-'crn.'
BAN TRANCIPCO. May J5. Judg
Lawlor dismissed the last 17 Indict
ment agalnat former Mayor Sehmlts
In th trolley and ga case today.
Scnmlts Is now entirely freed from th
graft proseoutlon. In dismissing the.
Indictments. Judge Lawlor read a long
history of tho case. In which he de
plored the failure to convict. The ac
tion was taken on th ground that
Schmltx bad availed himself of his
statutory right of demanding a trial
within 0 days.
Tha Indictments were returned
sgalnst Schmltx flva years ago today.
May Ja. 1907. They related to the brib
ing of Supervisors in the fixing of city
gaa rates, and ware known as th
graft cases, a distinguished from the
trolley cases. In which the Indictments
were returned May 21.
Hopelesaaeaa at Case Realised.
Judge Lawlor. In hi written com
ment on the case, said that when he
had brought Schmltx to trial the last
time, he had done so with little hope
that a conviction would be secured.
Sine th old regime, he said, referring
to the administration of District Attor
ney Langdon. the . prosecution of the
graft case had been taken from the
hand of tha District Attorney, "mainly
through the resources and activities of
the defendants and the men who sup
ported them."
Judge Lawlor reviewed the history of
th administration ot city affairs when
Sehmlts waa Mayor, characterizing the
political pact between Sehmlts and Ruef
aa "an unholy alliance," and referring
to th "wholesale debauchery of th
city." Touching upon th supposed sale
of concession to corporations during
thl period, he scored Sehmlts severely
for not having exercised his veto power
In preventing legislation In behalf of
privileged Interests.
Jadge Cries sfcame t city.
"It will always be a source of shame
to tba city." said Judge Lawlor, "that
tha prosecution fell so far short of the
requirement of ths law."
Aa a secondary cause for th dlsmls
aal of th Indictments, Judge Lawlor
referred to "the utter hopelessness of
attempting to secure a conviction." the
Ruef case having ben disposed of and
evidence being lacking to convict.
Judge Lawlor' ruling clears the slate
of the San Francisco graft Indictments,
with the exception of ten still pending
against ex-Prestdent Glass of the Pa
cific States Telephone & Telegraph
Company, upon which Judge Lawlor
will rule next Friday.
HUSUM TRACTJS VALUABLE
Chicago Man Pays t20,000 for Or
chard After Investigation.
HUSUM. Wash, May 25. (SpeclaL)
A ZS-acr tract of 5-year-old apple
tree was sold Wednesday by Paul
McKercher to Nathan Wears, of Chi
cago. Th price paid was 130.000.
which does not Include any buildings.
Th tract lies south of the Eugene
Kuhn orchards, about four miles
south of town. A plant for packing
and storing apples will be erected on
the premises at once.
Mr. Meara decided to locate In the
White Salmon Valley after Investigat
ing different parts of the Pacific
Northwest. He rode for several months
on the largest rattle ranch In the cele
brated Healey Valley In Arizona with
a view of Investing, and also tried
orange growing near Pasadena, CaL,
but this particular place caught his
fancy, and here he will remain.
JUDGE BACKS COTTERILL
aaasasasaawasa -
New Seattle Hotel Men Refused Writ
of Mandate,
SEATTLE. Wash., May 25. Th ap
plication of the proprietors of a newly
established hotel for a writ of man
date to compel Mayor George F. Cot-
terlll to approve ine wnu o
tiffs for a saloon license granted to
them by the City Council over th
Mayor's veto, was denied by Judge
King Dykeman. ot the Superior Court.
today.
Mayor Cotterlll contended that under
the city ordinance forbidding the main
tenance of more than two aaloons on
one street frontage of the same block,
he could not authorize the license to
th hotel, even though th saloon en
trance was situated 70 feet in the rear
of th tret. The court sustains the
Mayor and overrules the City Council.
Recall threata directed against the
Mayor followed his ruling-- In this
saloon case.
THIS WEEKIS DECISIVE
New Suit In Cnrrerslty Referendum
Case Hangs Fire) lor Time.
SALEM. Or- May 25. (Special.)
District Attorney McNary, announced
today that next week will decide
whether or not a new suit Is to ba
brought In the case of tnenoiy
against Olcott. He ha held several
conferencea with Judge Slater, one of
the attorneys for tha University of Ore
gon, but no decision has been arrived1
at regarding the Instituting of the suit
in the Circuit Court.
The opening of new proceedings in
the university appropriation referen
dum eaae will be, if taken, an endeavor
to have the suit tht time tried on Its
merit. The Supreme Court recently
refused to allow a motion for a re
hearing after the former auit had been
decided adversely to the university.
Monmouth Has Cleaning Day.
MONMOUTH. Or, May 25. (Special.)
Thl was clean-up day In Monmouth.
and the result haa been the moat gen
eral and thorough cleaning the town
ha ever had. The work wa super
vised by Joint committee appointed
by tha Mayor and tha Ladles' Civic
Club, which furnished teams for haul
ing away the rubbish. The city la get
ting In hap to present a tidy appear
ance for the closing exercises of the
State Normal SchooC which will occur
June 1- a
'Ml-
Schloss
Baltimore
Clothes
once, invariably buys them again and
again. Why?
Because he finds them to be absolutely
the best value procurable anywhere.
Sold at the price of ordinary clothes.
$15 to $40
Boys' Knickerbocker Suits Reduced
We Ye an overstock of about 250 Boys'AJMVool Knicker Suits that we -want
to dispose of hurriedly. Fabrics are all n-ool; styles the latest; workman
ship could not be improved upon. Sizes range from 12 to 17 years.
Boys' $5.00 Knicker Suits. .$3.75 Boys' $7.50 Knicker Suits.. $5.25
Boys' $6.00 Knicker Suits.. $4.50 Boys' $8.50 Knicker Suits.. $6.25
Boys' $10.00 Knicker Suits, $7.50
1 FMlf
HiW & t TMf
Fourth id Alder Sfrcch
, - - a" I
Clothing Co. i-D
WOMAN
IS
DECEIVED
He appeared In th Police Court thla
morning and his preliminary examina
tion was set for next Tuesday.
The young woman said In court that
she had several thousand dollars In a
bank In Fresno and she was glad that
Pluhm ran off and left her before he
heard of this bank account, for he
might have remained with her long
enough to secure control of the money.
Bogus Husband Gets Jewels,
but Misses Cash.
ARREST MADE FOR THEFT
Sailor Persuades Miss Parsekkan
Sh Is Wedded by Oati to Age
Taken When Marriage Ld
ceii he Is Obtained.
BAN FRANCISCO. May 25. (Spe
cial.) When Anna Parsekkan, of
Fresno, held up her right hand and
made oath to her age In securing a
marriage license to wed Edward Pluhm.
a mate on the steamer Klamath, at the
County Clerk's office last Saturday,
Pluhm told her that the marriage cere
mony had been performed and they
were husband and wife.
From the Clerk's office the couple
went to apartments at the Bunset
Hotel. Pluhm told his "bride" on Sun
day that there waa now no necessity
for her to get up early that morning.
He would go oat and toll and she might
linger In bed. She lingered two hours
and then discovered that Pluhm. on
taking his departure, had carried away
a chamois bag containing 1200 in cash
and a diamond brooch containing one
large diamond and 13 small stones.
Mis Parsekkan. for she has since
learned that she Is still Miss Parsekkan
did not aee the man of the sea again
nntll Detective Sergant McGrayan ar
rested him and booked him at the city
prison on a charere of jrrand larceny.
List of Arrivals at The
Hotel Multnomah
Kansas City, Mo. R. E. Haw.
Helena W . A. Lantx.
iSheridan. VTyo.U S. Fuller.
Bellows Falls, Vt. J. E. Babbett.
St. Louts Karl W. Pfeffer.
I Edmonton j.n.
! Philadelphia Wm. B. Montgomery
J and wife. -
CorvalJlS tu. Tj. vv ueun.
Boston James B. Fuller.
Marshfleld John F. Hall.
Coqullle T. J. Thrift.
Coos Bay F. E. Wilson.
New V or E.. . njmtn.
Pan Francisco J. J. Fallon, Wm. J.
Parker, E. I Livingstone and wife, G. H.
leaitle W. A. Doyle. W. F. Jahn. A.
T Whitehead. D. F. Buckingham, P. L.
Macnamara. T. B. Degnan, P. J Casey
New York Eugene Inge. Harry A.
UOllUCD. v" - '
blum. Theodore Jaeger.
Sookane S. E. Carr and wife, Geo. 8.
Yamhill F. C. Gilds.
Thrall i. aooo".
Chicago R. A. Cornelius. 3. R. Collins
Vancouver. B. C G. E. Macdonald, C.
M. Marpole. .. .
Duluth A. M. Marshall.
Boston B. F. Calley.
City M L. Hopper G. Stubblefield,
A. Hard Winn. P. S. Mitchell.
Canope. Cal. Mrs. E. C. Mtinn.
F.dgewater Mrs. F. H. Munn.
San Francisco, Cal. H. A. Phillips. C
I J. Shining.
New York B. S. Leon. W. C. Rich,
I Jsck S. Goldstein.
Monywooa, vat. 1- i.piiKa
Corvallls C. M. Andrews.
Eugene H. C Sutloo.
The Portland Hotel
You are invited to visit in the spaeions lobby, v
newly decorated and newly furnished with
soft, easy chairs and restful divans. Enjoy the
cool courtyard with its green foliage and its
myriads of flowering plants; most of all en
joy the
Delicious Menu a la Carte
Served in the Grill, 12 Noon to 1 A. M.
Ton will be delighted with the appetizing,
wholesome foods and with the courteous, un
obtrusive service.
The most pleasing music is rendered by the
Orchestra, both before and after the theater.
Requests for special numbers are gladly
welcomed.
Direct entrances to the
Grill, both on Seventth
and on Morrison Sts.
G. J. Kaufmann
Manager.
m ,
Factory $ zs
to Home
Price . . . sw
Retailer"! $fV 75
Usual W)
Price ...
Economy Says:
E0U owe it to yourself to prove
the truth of these statements.
We make' a complete line of
attractive mission furniture for the
home. Every piece is built of solid
selected oak and gnarantsed to give
lifelong service. We sell direct to
your home at factory price, saving
yon forty cents on every dollar. You
owe it to yourself to prove our state
ments and one small purchase will do
it. Do it now.
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