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REED COURSE NEW ENTRIES MANY FOR OLD FASHIONED BABY SHOW College Lectures to Treat of Women of Woodcraft Having Event at Land Products Exposition Expect More Than 500 Mothers to Be at Armory, European Literature. TALKS AWAKE INTEREST Addresses to Attempt to Arouse Pop ular Sentiment for Books From Pen of Masters Many Take Up Share. Next Friday night the first lecture In Course 1 of the Reed College Ex tension Courses, on "Supreme Achieve ments In European Literature," will be given at the Central Library. The lec turer is Dr. Kelley Rees, of Reed Col lege, who will talk on the "Origin of the Homeric Poems. This series of lectures Is the first effort that has been made in Portland for some years to interpret in the light of modern time the vital messages of these masterpieces. In the rush and hurry of modern life Reed College of ficials believe there is a tendency to read for mere amusement and to neg lect those things, which, because of their profound thought, symbolism, or highly perfected form, offer obstacles to . an easy understanding. It is in the belief that Homer, Goethe and others till constitute the finest spiritual in heritance of Western civilization that these lectures are being offered. The subjects of this series are the Homeric poems, the "Divine Comedy" of Dante, Goethe's "Faust" and Shake SDeare's "Hamlet." Three lectures In a series of 12. extending from October 30 to January 29, will be devoted to each of these works. The subjects and list of dates are aa follows: The Homeric Poems Dr. Reea: October 30 The Origin of the Homeric Poems. Nuvmber 6 The Iliad, or Wrath of - Achilles. November 23 The Quality of Homer's Poetry. Dante's Divine Comedy Dr. Wise: November 18 Dante and the Italy of His iay. November 25 The Comedy; a Censure and an Appreciation of Religion. December 2 The Divine Comedy; a Sum mary of Medievalism. Goethe's Faust Mr. Rtahi: December 11 Fauae, Its Genesis, form and interpretations. December 18 Faust, Its Philosophy and Poetry. January 8 Dr. Faust in the Twentieth Cen'ury. Shakespeare's Hamlet Mr. Merriam: January 15 The English Literary Genius. January 22 The Qualities of Hamlet. January 29 The Interpretations of Ham let by Critics and by Actors. Dr. Rees, who will handle the Hom eric poetry is professor of Greek Lan guage and literature at Reed College. Dr. Rees came to Reed from the faculty of Yale University. He holds the de gree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago, and was former ly a .student at the University of Halle, Germany, and has traveled extensively In Greece and Asia Minor. Rabbi Wise to Speak on Dante. Dr. Jonah B. Wise will treat of the divine comedy, the great religious epic of the middle ages. Jasper J. Stahl, as sistant professor . of Germanic lan guages, and Harold G. Merriam, assist ant professor of English at Reed Col lege, will handle Goethe's "Faust" and Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Mr. Merriam has the degree of Master of Arts from the University of Oxford, England. Mr. Stahl has been a student of German literature and institutions at the uni versities ef Munich and Berlin. At the latter, he was a pupil of Erich Schmidt, probably the most eminent Goethe scholar of recent times. The lecturers will assume a knowl edge of the poems on the part of the audience. To this end bibliographical lists have been made up at the Central Library which may be obtained by any one who Is interested In these lectures. The whole course is open to the public. JAPANESE FOUND GUILTY JIBV WOULD SPARE LIFE OF MUR DERER OF WOMAN ARTIST. Long Deadlock Results From Strong Effort of Minority to Obtain Assent to Death Penalty. SALINAS. CaL, Oct. 24. After being deadlocked since yesterday evening, a jury' trying George Kodani, a Japanese Photographer who has confessed to the murder of Helena Wood Smith, an artist living at Carmel-by-the-Sea, brought in a verdict late today of guilty, with recommendation of life imprisonment. The stubborn eiaaeteement was not over the prisoner's guilt, but the pen alty to be inflicted. A strong minority held out for death. Miss Smith was murdered by Kodani, whom she had befriended, for money. His attempt to cash a check she car ried first led to suspicion against him. He was able, however, to clear himself temporarily, and was released, in view of the fact that the body had not then been discovered. A party of writers and painters, led by Frederick Bechdolt, the author, fin ally found the body, hidden in the sand dunes. A scarf tied around the neck showed the manner of death. Kodani was sought persistently and finally de coyed through a woman of the town into an ambush. After his second arrest he broke down under close questioning and confessed. POOR WATER NOT FEARED Army Sanitation, Says Ir. Barnch, Would JTip Cholera in Bud. New York Sun. Dr. Simon Baruch, a noted bacteriolo gist, who served, as an Army surgeon in the Civil War, discussed recently the report from London that three French army surgeons had been caught by the Germans in an attempt to Introduce cholera bacteria in wells from which German troops would use water in tra versing the country. He said such a method would be one that could not be detected at once by the taste, but In view of the modern advances in san itation in the armies of the world he was Inclined to doubt that any serious results could follow poisoning of wells unless It were carried on on a wholesale scale. "Stories of attempts to poison wells are familiar in the history of the , world." said Dr. Baruch. "but there is no effective liquid poison that cannot be detected on tasting the water. The only way to poison a well without its being detected is to Introduce typhoid or other bacteria. Although the story is plausible and the thing can I done It would have no very dangerous ef fects because It would be disovered in less than a week. The cases could be isolated at once. One well, or even many wells, could not supply even one regiment. Usually armies use springs or get -their supply from lcrge reser voirs. Springs would wash away the bacteria and they would have no effect." A, ri u - v Xr- fan CNKJv ... 'Li f T r f t L"" i s - unit v ij - ' - . x? - ' N t( . " 1 SSfirS770iT& AN old-fashioned baby show, where eugenics will not be considered, but the prettiest baby will be de clared winner. Is one of the big fea tures for the first week of the Land Products and Manufacturers' Show. The Women of Woodcraft, having this feature of the programme in charge, announce that more than 600 mothers will be at the Armory next Saturday afternoon. Triplets as w-ell as twins have been entered, and the contest promises to be one of great Interest. The various circles of the Women of Woodcraft have canvassed Portland and its suburbs for entries, and the Armory promises to be the mecca for mothers and fathers of the city who believe their child has a chance for the prizes. Twins and triplets will come In for a special premium, as will fat boys and girls. The boy babies will have blue ribbons on their arms and tha girl babies pink ribbons. This is the first old-fashioned baby show held in Portland for years and nas proven popular. Precocious Finance. (Washington Star.) "Johnny!" exclaimed the careful mother. "You have shaken nearly all tne money out of your tin bank "Yes'm. I'm not taking any chances on naving my little bank bawled out ror noaroung the stuff. MR. BOOTH ANSWERS CHARGES IN DETAIL (Continued From Pass 11.) and our books were delivered there voluntarily, that every charge that was made against them is in their name, kept on the books, carried against them; and, furthermore, that when I went out of the management of the company I told Mr. Jordan Kelly, the manager, of the status of these claims. He . passed on and Mr. Dixon was elected manager. He swore that he told Mr. Dixon that these claims be longed to the LaRauts and not to the company. Mr. Dixon swore to the same thing, and some five years after I went out of the management Mr. Dixon bought two of the claims when the people went to Canada. My tes timony, the LaRauts testimony, Mr. Kelly's testimony, Mr. Dunbar's tes timony and Mr. Dixon's testimony says that the LaRauts own the claims yet. and we have never bought them, and any statement to the contrary Is false. (Applause). I hold here the decision of Judge Bean, which says: "It is adjudged and decreed by the court that the plain tiff" the Government, mind you "is not entitled to any relief In this suit against any of the said defendants as to the said patents or as to the said lands therein described, and that the plaintiff's complaint as to the said lands be and the same is hereby dis missed." (Applause). A voice: What is the date of that? Another voice: How about the Cir cult Court of Appeals? Mr. Booth: I will give it to you if you just wait. This is signed in April, 1912. A voice: Who was the notary pub lic?. (Laughter). Mr. Booth: Now, just a word. Judge Bean presided in the court here, passed on the evidence, and said that the La Rauts were entitled to the claims, and denied one as to Jordan.. Now listen: The Government appealed the four claims, we appealed the one, to the Circuit Court of Appeals. And now let me tell you something the books do not show. We have advanced those people money repeatedly, repeatedly; not in sums of $100. Jndge Had No Part In Deals. Now let me tell you something about Judg3 Gilbert. This is taken from the record. Judge Gilbert had no part in the land fraud nominally except to sit on appeals. The records show, bow ever, that he was always in close touch with Burns and Heney and bad a certain share in filling the jury box in 1905. When Judge DeHaven was trying Williamson (interrupted by uproar) I beg you to listen to this. Burns telegraphed to Washington June 14, 1905. that If the Williamson Jury hangs. Judge Gilbert will order new names. The jury disagreed. Judge DeHaven- was not asked to try any more land cases and Judge Gilbert or dered names for a new jury list, and it was from this list that Mr. West. Burns and others packed the jury box. (Applause). Judge Gilbert limited the counties from which the names were drawn. for Captain Sladen, who had charge of the jury matters, wrote Bush at Salem that Gilbert would limit the counties after the Judge knows what names Jury Commissioner Bush sub mitted. That is the record. June 13 Burns telegraphed Wash ington that Judge Gilbert wrote the Attorney-General not to make an ap pointment to fill the judgeship caused by Judge Bellinger's death, as the de fendants would demand that Oregon citizens be tried by Oregon judges. You know that they were not. August 4. while West was a Burns detective, Sladen sent the Columbia list to S. A. Miles, a prominent Demo crat, saying that he did so at the re quest of Judge Gilbert. Miles recom mended only Democrats on the list. That is the kind of justice that has been meted out to the people of Ore gon. Here Is the man that was a par ty to it. (Applause). August lu juuge Gilbert ordered not less than S00 names be drawn, from nine of the 33 counties. The same day Sladen wrote to Bush that Gilbert or dered not less than 700 names drawn from nearby counties, but excluding Clatsop, the home of Senator Fulton. August 11 Sladen notified Bush 1 11 . . . t- Bei august i i as tne day for filling the box. The record shows that Judge Gilbert imenuonauy or negligently aid ed the Government detectivaii in rii ing the Jury box a one-sided political uiu. ne look an active part in many matters connected with the filling and preserving of the land fraud box. filled Aiivii.t in -lane u. . " - . . Atfvu. iid cuuaea coun ties whern urtnriA nf th , . , ... w v.. - H ... W , C 1 UI111' nent defendants were best known. He Sent a. liHt t It a nflrtlean TiAMAnAA 1 -.uuu icuiwriti la Columbia County for revision and sug- 6 couuu , utf extenaea tne time for fill ing the box, thus giving the detectives -.... V-IH llVl Q. A voice How about all that that was one ror a hundred dollars? Mr. Booth Just wait a minute.. Now the rlflim a a .rt .v.. K .... .4 j j 11 Here Is the evidence. Every man who reaa ii, ana i assume that the Gov ernor nas A voice Rnl it- Mr. Booth This is the Jordan claim. uiuiu. Knows mat my name Is only mentioned In that case once. A voice That's ennno-h Mr. Booth Listen. That was when jurunn saia i naa nothing to do with .u. a. never spoite mmm aoout It. (Ap Dlause). A voice Why didn't you say that Mr. Booth: I wish you would not ap Dlaud and iiiMt wnato ; n.i didn't I refer to that in the Albany bicei.u; f or mis reason: Whatever blame could -possibly be attached to anvone T wnntori tabu xr - - - . 'i"i vjcurg Kelly, but John Kelly was land man of vuuiijuaj, una not t. iie purchased that claim, and here is what happened. His evidence directly contradicts Jor dan's. Believe whichever you please, but listen to this. We have in our pos session two letters from Jordan writ- - J . " .-i i. Liu v.Lim was DOUgnt, that the Government had offered him money for a story that would convict us, and he said this. A -Voice: Read the letter. Mr. Booth: "If you don't come throue-r with thA mm. t 1 1 1 . . j " in auuepi the Government's money." (Applause and hisses.) That la thA mj frameup that was put up here. mow, men ana women. It makes no difference to me whether or not you want to hel1VA t Vi t o TVi 4. .1 ord. every word of it. A voice: Read it. Mr. Bnoth! And 1 . --.j -u.u3 as not, mentioned in the Jordan claim, save when he said that I had nothing to do with it. (Applause.) A Voice: Good. Name Not Mentioned. Mr. "Booth: You had as well ennvtr-t anybody else In the audience: you had as well convict the men who are try ing to convict me; but here is the thing mai. no vnarges against us particularly now. I have referred to those charsres. Here is what he says. That by con nivance with the Railroad Company we caused them to build a road into the territory where there had been no mills. The very spot on which our mill now stands and was then built was oc cupied by a sawmill, and there were two others in the same neighborhood. That is the fact, and I will nav the wav of anybody that wants to go and see wnetner that is true. He said that no one else could ship, that we had shut up the resources. We don't own a 20th of the timber, and there are nine mills there operating. Now, do you believe the statement of a man who says a thing like that? (Mixed cries of "Yes" and "No.") Mr. Booth: Do you believe the state ment? (Continued-cries of "Yes" and "No.") Mr. Booth: There is no use for me to talk if I can't get a fair hearing. (Laughter and applause.) But this is true. I realize very well from what has been said from the platform and from you, that you are not here with open minds to hear what the tacts are. A Voice: Sure we are. (Hisses and applause.) Mr. Booth: But you are here with your minds already made up. But I want to say to you this: That every statement save that of the Jordaa September Sales Established the Supremacy of the Studebaker SIX. We . have already pointed out that September was the big gest month in the history of the Studebaker Corporation: ' That September Studebaker sales were $4,277,797.92: That from Atlanta to Minneapolis, from LrOs Angeles to New York, the length ' and breadth of the country, the sale of Studebaker cars for September, compared to. September, 1913 showed a total average gain of 232 per cent. This, we believe,: demonstrates that the American people still have the confidence to invest, the judgment to invest, and the money to invest in a product that is staple, and a company that is standard and substantial. . ..V It was impressive proof of the confidence of our fellow Americans in the Studebaker Corporation, as well as in themselves Such sales, such national recognition, such prosperity, have proclaimed with particular, emphasis The supreme position of the Studebaker "SIX".1 It means that the Studebaker "SIX" is accepted as the product of Studebaker character, 62 years in the building. . And the American people themselves have helped build Stude-J baker character by endorsing and rewarding it. Such national endorsement as this throws the white light of national attention upon the Studebaker "SIX". The "SIX" is but a feature of the great line of Studebaker cars for 1915. And yet, we believe, more Studebaker "SIXES" were sold in September than any other six-cylinder car in the entire motor car market. The splendid Studebaker "SIX" with itsmaximum of roominess, elegance, distinction and sterling motor car worth, with the excellence of Studebaker manufacturing meth- -ods and Studebaker character built into it, at a price $1385 possible to the Studebaker Corporation only, has been accepted once again by the American people as a standard and unquestior able motor car investment. - And back of the perfect Studebaker "SIX", too," is the asset and guarantee of "Studebaker Service" the assurance that with every Studebaker car goes, not merely a motor, but motoring. - Studebaker Service as well as Studebaker Value is an integral part and product of Studebaker Character. And the American Nation has already proclaimed the su preme value of that. Stndebaker Prices FOUR Roadster - i 985 FOUR Touring Car 985 SIX 5-Passenger . 1385 SIX 7-Passeager ... 1450 F. O. 1. DatMk DETROIT Applying to AO Studebaker Cm Full Boating rear axle with Timken Bearings, Electric starting and lighting. Extra sized tires, Safety tread en the rear. Built-in windshield, "One-mas" type aiUc fnfjr top. Crows fenders. N-102 The Oregon Motor Car Company Chapman at Alder Street Phones : MAIN 9402 - A.7656 claim, which has no relation to me. is disproven by the facts or contradict ed by me. and I defy any man any where, and all comers, to disprove it. But whether you believe It or not is up to you. 'But I want to tell you his: That, unless I am mistaken, there are man In the state of Oregon enough who do not come with this spirit to say that the Democratic Royal Family of Oregon shall not longer fill the offices of this state. (Cries of "Hurrah for Booth!" Applause and cheers.) Fact Mcde Public. Now a word more. Just a word more. There is an inference in what the Governor says that the provisions in the land grants were known by every woman and child in Oregon. Let's see what the facts are that are public in this city. Congress passed bill that ail those who had acted in good faith in the purchase of rail road lands might repurchase them from the Government. . While the case was at issue in this city the evidence was taken and all of the officers of our company and those who previously had been officers, swore to the facts as to the purchase, not of this particular tract of land, but every acre, down to the last forty that we owned, and every one of them swore that they did not know that provision, and it goes with out saying that if it had been known. if it had been & matter of record, that anyone might have seen. then, fellow citisens, the land would never have been sold. But In 1883. over thirty years ago, I purchased lands from that same grant to start a sawmill, and hundreds of people in Oregon have purchased it since. What was decided by the highest court of the country? That we had acted in good faith, and therefore we purchased the lands again. That is what the record shows. We connived! How? How did we con nive about that railroad? We bound ourselves to give the ties nd the right of way if they would build into the forest, but we could not buy the tim ber and it is a matter of record, until we signed a contract to do that and shipped 2500 carloads of lumbar tha first year, and to continue it. We con nived! Why? Apparently to get the railroad company to change their minds, if the Governor's statement is true, to again develop. Oregon by help ing extend the roads Into the forest and to send out of this state timber enough so that the amount that we have brought into the state is many times more than during the same time has been contributed by the national Gov ernment to this state. - Does that look like we are connivers to rob the people of their birthright? Where would the people have been who have worked in our mill? (Cries of "Ah" and ap plause.) We were the first people in this country to do interstate shipment In this state, and- since we commenced hundreds of other mills have come, un til millions of dollars are coming here from the development that never would have come save for the petitions that we made, upon which were granted the three ten rate to San Francisco bay and the forty cent rate east. It aj not made for us. It was made for all shippers, was an open rate. . and we never have had a secret rate, and that can be ascertained from the rec ords of the Interstate Commerce Com mission, where I and other people of Oregon testified in defense of the forty cont rate and the three ten rate. It was through -our efforts that they were extended further east, and on, those rates we have "developed our bus iness and other people in the country have enjoyed it. But what is the con dition now? Three-fourths, over half of the mills are closed; two of ours are shut down, the third is about to be. Why? Because A voice (interrupting): It is just be fore election. (Laughter and applause.) Why Mlllx Closed Down Told. Mr. Booth: Not just before election; just after election, my fellow; Just after the election that put the Demo crats in power. That is what hap pened. The mills closed here, because mills In Canada are running. That is why they are not running here; that men who come from Canada preside over oar destinies and favor their j brethren there instead of their breth ren here. The question is to be an swered very soon. Whatever is your verdict -must be my verdict; but It will not be answered by the spirit of the men who will not hear a statement pr give credence to a report. Now as to Judge Gilbert's decision, this last word. A Voice: Tell us about the school children fund. Mr. Booth: All right, then; hear me. Voices: Tell us about the school lands. Mr. Booth: Let me tell you about Judge Gilbert first; then I will tell you about it. Judge Gilbert's decision was rendered on this supposition, which every man has a right to believe or not. as you like: That the La Rauts, whom you see, that Mr. Dunbar, who is our secretary; that Mr. George Kelly, who is our manager, and Mr. John Kelly and myself swore falsely. If you want to believe that, believe it. A Voice: Sure. (Applause.) Mr. Booth: There is no evidence to the contrary, except that of one girL Is it any wonder, then, that in the face of what he did. that we got such a decision? But, friends, it is not yet settled. It is on appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, and a little later you will bear of it. Now, as to school lands. We have never, never exploited the school lands, and bought but very little, because our lands are around our mills in the front age of the timber, and they were sold before we ever commenced operating. The same thing is true with the even sections, because they were nearest the railroad and of the most value. Now as to the values of the LaRauts' claims. We purchased the body of land there from two men, some 12,000 or 14.000 acres. The claims that were taken by the LaRauts that you have heard were so valuable, while they bought the lands from the railroad company there for 5 a quarter, were not considered worth taking. These claims on the borders were worth less. It was a holding proposition, and all of the testimony save that of a girl, that says that she heard her mother make certain statements, not that I had made to her, but came from some other source, that they were going to do thus and so; but the record shows, the testimony shows, that the lands belonged to the LaRauts and that is my statement to you tonight. Walt a while and see what the Supreme Court says. But it is the sworn tes timony of seven people, only one con tradicting it. Believe about it what ever you like. (Applause). , The meeting here ended. 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