THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, TORTLAXD, " MAY 7. 19lfi. E IN HYDE PUPILS WHO CAME TO TOWN FOR FIRST TIME YESTERDAY, THEIR CITY TRIP AMAZES TEACHER AND THEIR SCHOOL. CASES NEARLY IN Testimony of Scores Will Be Used in Several Courts Where Land Is Located. Mountain District Teacher Takes Class of 10 to See Outside World. A FEDERAL RECORDS GIVEN I PARTY GOES TO EUGENE 1 1 EVIOEC I I BACKWOODS PUPLS P , ; '-? I j r i k n m ii ---miirnr nrrii mtm Mm V ' (111 Ptute Uiin- Actions to Jtccovcr Tracts Taken Fraudulently, It Charges, More Than 2 3 Years Ago Officials Involved, KALEM. Or.. May 6. Special.) TVithir. the next few weeks, Attorney- tieneral Brown has announced, all the .-viriem-e in the suits now wnains right Oregon counties to recover to the State of Oregon the so-called My-ue-Benson landK will have been takcin and the cases wirT be submitted for hear In: in the Circuit Courts where the lands are located. Since Attorney-General Brown took up the cases begun by his predecessor. A. M. Crawford, testimony of nearly 100 witnesses has been taken. Part of the evidence lias been stipulated. Yes terday testimony of witnesses was taken at Seattle and immediately fol lowing other evidence will be gathered from witnesses in California, Canada and Washington, D. C. Bv stipulation, the evidence taken in Washington,' V. C., during the tria! of Hyde in 11)07, will he used in the pending suits. .For three days- last week the testimony of aO witnesses was taken in Portland and this week 15 'witnesses testified in the cases at i-'aleni. .'1S.IMMI Acre Are Involved. The lands involved in the Hyde suits amount to about i5,000 acres and are worth in excess of $500,000. In th present proceedings the Interior De partment Is co-operating witli the state. Special Agent Arundell has been assigned by .the Interior Department to the work. The records of the Land Department at Washington have been placed in the hands of Attorney-Genual Brown for use in the cases. The history of the Hyde-Benson land transai tions dates from the late '80s and early '30s, when Frederick A. Hyde, of San Francisco, was carrying on his operations in Orescon in secur ing school and indemnity lands. Jn many of these cases Hyde was acting as agent of different concerns, such as the Gicnn-French interests, which ob tained largo tracts of land in and around Burns, and also the Miller & Lux Corporation, which is the parent of and controller of the Taciflc Live stock Company. IettcrK Sent Governor. In his operations in this state Hyde had as his representative K. P. McCor nack, of Salem, who prior thereto had been clerk of the State Land Board. Hyde refers to McCornaack as having Tnore influence with the Legislature of Oregon than any other man in the state. In 185 and 1806 Hyde became much exercised over a decision of the Secre tary of the Interior to the effect that surveyed school land within forest res ervations could not be used as base for other selections. McCornack was con sulted and asked to induce the Gov ernor of Oregon and tlte United States Senators to intervene and induce the Secretary of the Interior to change his decision. .-.,(Mn Given A cent.1 Letters were written by Hyde and sent to McCornack that he persuade the Governor and t'nited States Sena tors to sign and forward to Washing ton. Later Hyde started proceedings in California and requested McCornack to secure from the Governor copies o! letters . which Hyde had written and induced the Governor to sign, in order to show that the State of Oregon was vitally interested in the matters raised in his California proceedings. In 1898. shortly after the act of June 4. 1807, providing for exchange of lands within forest reserves had been passed, Hyde sent Joost H. Schneider, who had been in his employ for many years, to Oregon to procure school lands of the state within the forest reserves. Schneider first came to Salem to see McCornack, who was then president ot the f irst .National Bank of Salem. There was deposited in this bank for Schneider's use about $25,000. Schneider used this in making first payments for the school lands to the State of Ore Eon. Signer Are Pniil For. From Salem Schneider proceeded to Portland, where he met Wiley B. Allen. He presented to Mr. Allen a letter of introduction from Mr. Sherman, of the Sherman-Clay Tiano Company. Mr. Sherman was a relative of F. A. Hyde. Allen was indebted to Mr. Sherman for past favors. Thomas McCusker was introduced by Allfn trt Ki'i-tnniAcf r. ., ,J ...... . i ..... .. .w - ....... m aim (in UIIUVIMHIIU- ing was entered into whereby McCus ker and Allen were to be paid by Schneider, for Hyde, the sum of $10 for every person they persuaded to sign school land applications. McCusker, In his turn, took others into his confidence, ile induced approximately 40 persons to sign applications. On the other hand, Wiley B. Allen induced his friends and employes to sign applications. McCusker and Al len paid these applicants about $5 ear n for signing. Many of the applicants did not even read over the papers which tliey signed, as they were told by Allen and others that they had a riaht to sign the papers and were do ing them a favor. MKnatorie Arc Never Found. Schneider himself was not idle. He took something like :!5 applications' an,! assignments of certificates to I. Alexander to have him sign as notary. Alexander testified in Washington in the criminal proceedings brought against Hyde that none of the people appeared before him to swear or ac knowledge the papers. None of these persons who were purported to sign the applications, which were taken to Alexander, was ever found. In 1D0;! and 1301 William J. Burns and others attempted to locate these sgners. Others have tried to find them since, but to no avail. The city directories of Portland do not snow that such persons ever lived there. All of the other persons, amounting to more than 100, who actually signed papers, have been located and account xl for. Altogether between 140 anj 150 applications were filed for school land for a total acreage of approximately 47.000. Deeds were issued by the State 1-and Board to Hyde and his associates for these lands. Hyde was careful not to take title for all lands applied for in his own -name. He used the names of several of his relatives and others whom he could trust. As he himself said, he did this so as not to arouse suspicion. 10.000 Aerea Patented. After obtaining title to these lands, Hyde attempted to relinquish them to the Government as a basl of selec tion of Government lands, the idea be ing that he would sell the lands se lected to others. About 10.000 acres of the selected lands were patented bv the Government before the Interior De partment realized what was being done. Late in 1902 Schneider was located in Co pg5 1 ""if, S5& 7: X -. ill - -'V dim y ;A Trains, Motor Cars, Movies. Univer sity, Church, Stores, Hubble Fountain, All Are Wonder ful to Vounssters. Arizona. 1 1 is story was tliat he and Hyde had dUai ed over the division of the profits in lanl speculation in OreKon. iphneidor made a statement to the Interior Department to the ef fect that applican is in Oregon were alt dummies and that the lands had been acquired fraudulently. Thereupon tlip Interior Department sent some special agrents to iiivesstijrate and suspend all action in relation to selections made by Hyde. In 1906 and 1907 all the papers relating to the transactions with the State Land Board were taken to Washington and ag-ain in 1108. to use in the criminal proceedings against Hyde. They were kept in Washington until 1912. Attempt Made to Xon-Suit. After the papers had been returned Attorney -General Crawford instituted proceedings in eight different counties to recover the lands. When Attorney General Brown came into office he filed second amended complaints in all counties and demurrers to thee amende-,! complaints were filed by dif ferent defendants. A strenuous effort was made to throw the cases out of court because they had not been brought sooner and because it was contended that tne T'n ited States was owner of school lande. These demurrers were over ruled hy all the courts and answers filed by the various defendants. In the criminal proceedings brought by the 1'nited States against Hyde -in Washington. 1 . C, many of the per sons who signed applications were taken hack in 1907, but the trial was postponed, and so they were required to return to Washington the following year. I In the Hyde triad at Washington it was shown that he had been much in terested in having forest reserves cre ated in California, in order that he might use school lands as basis for selections. Letters purporting to ema nate f mm the Government officials were written by TTyde, also maps of the exterior limits of the forest reserves were drawn up in Hyde's office. lr.O.Otm Acres Obtained in California. After title had been secured by Hyde he and Benson entered into an agreement for the locations and dispo sition of Government lands. Benson spent ceveral days on different occa sions in Washington, and while there persuaded Government officials in the land office to expedite this selection by paying them a certain sum an acre for doing so. One Government official received more than 52000 for his serv ices for Benson. Hyde's operations were much more extensive iit California than in Ore gon. In that state he secured from 150,000 to 200,000 acres of land. Ton llisn Prairie School. Middle The lu pi 1h at the School. Helow 31 iM Kiln a Stephen. OLD RESIDENT IN RAGE A. SKHLBItKDE, V HO SKKhS JLDtiESHir, IS WELL KXOWX. for the three Circuit Judgeships to be f i lied. Besides .1 udge Sehl brede, the other Republicans running are: J. A. Buchanan and W. W. Card well, of Doug Las County: John S. Coke, of Coos County, and Ed win O. Potter, of 1-ane 'on n t y. The Democra t s are: .1. W. Hamilton, of Douglas County, and G. l- Skipworth. of Eane County. The three judges whose terms expire this year are: J. W. Hamilton and G. 1 F. Skipworth. both Democrat?, and John S. Coke, Republican. SALEM. Or., May 6. (Special.) George C. Bingha rn, who is a candi date for the Republican nomination for Circuit Judge of the Third Judicial Dis trict, comprising Marion and Linn counties, with two vaca ivies t be filled, was born in West Ha I em. Wis., in 1 HriTi. He cn me to Oregon in 1 R73 and was ad mi t ted t the bar seven years later, after graduating from the law department of the I "ni versity of Michigan. Ho has been practicing, law in Salem for the past 30 years. In his platform Mr. Bingham prom ises, if nominated and elected, to give ca refill a nd painstaking attention to the d ut ies of the office and to en deavor to ascertain the law and apply it to the facts in each pa rt icu lar case, reeognizi ng t ha t the stability of busi ness interests depends upon the cer tainty of titles and observance of well known business principles and rules. His ballot slogan reads: "Administer the law as it is written in the books; no favoritism." larh field Man Hum Lone Record in Public Lire O. C. Blngrhara In Running at Salem. EUGENE. Or.. May 6. (Special.) C. A. Sehlbrede, or Marshfield, who is a candidate for the Republican nomina tion for one of the three Circuit Judge ships to be filled this year in the Sec ond Judicial District, comprising Ben ton. Coos. Curry, Douglas and Lane counties, has lived in Oregon since 1S77. Except for the four years, from 198 to 1901. inclusive, during which he served as United States Commissioner and Pro bate Judge in Alaska under appoint ment by President McKinley, he has been a resident of this judicial district for 25 years continuously. For many years Judge Sehlbrede was Prosecuting Attorney here, and he has served in the Legislature. He is also an ex-Circuit Judge. His ballot slogan reads: "A square deal to all; pre rogatives to none." There are five candidates for the lie publican nominations and two candi dates for the Democratic nominations SIGN POLICY CAUSES FUSS Mrlieck Wants to Know Why Somo Arc Permitted and Not Others. When the City Council adopts an iron-clad policy prohibiting the erection of elect t ic or other signs a nd ba n tiers across streets i" the bu.-iness district, what does it mean?" The uu est ion in about that many words is asked of the City Council in a letter filed with City And it or Ba rbur. Mr. Dierk ays the Council a year ago refused to giant a ptrhilt to allow a f urn i ture company to erect a iarge electric sign over Fifth street near Washington and went on record as op posed to all such signs. The Council, or a majority at least, has agreed, Mr. Lieck says, to permit a theater to erect such a sign at Broadway and Yamhill streets. "JOYRIDER" IS IDENTIFIED Mamie Jjoyc Arrested on Testimony of J G-Yenr-Old Girl. Identified posi ti vel y by one of the lB-y ear-old girls who was a party to an all-night esc a pa tie two weeks ago as the f em in i ne ha I f of the older coil ple who a ceo in pan ied the y out h f ul cei ebrants that unfortunate night, Maude Love was arrested yesterday. Mrs. Wilnia Chandler Crounse, of the Department of Public Safety f or Women, found Miss I-ove and took her to the office of the District Attorney, where one ot the boys and on- of the girls absolutely identified her. Her companion is now being snug ht by the pol tee. LAWYERS OF MANY YEARS' EXPERIENCE CIRCUIT JUDGE. CANDIDATES FOR EUGENE, Or., May 6. (Special.) The textbook gave place to reality to day In the lives of the ten boys and girls of the High Prairie School, in the mountainous section of eastern Lane County, when they made the trip from the little settlement at the end of the trail to Eugene. Most of them were born in the neighborhood, where the little schoolhouse was recently erected and never had before ventured beyond the forest. , In a single day, they beheld wonders. It was like un folding before them the universe of which they had read, but never fully understood. The members of the party left their homes at 4 o'clock this morning, and after traveling 48 miles by wagon, train and motorcar, through the rain, arrived, in the city at 9 o'clock. "The Village Blacksmith" had been one of their lessons and their teacher. Miss Edna Stephens, had tried, (the best she could, to describe a black smith shop, something none of thent had ever seen. Today, in Eugene, the blacksmith and his work became a reality. They heard the clanging of the anvil of which the poet wrote and they saw the blacksmith's sinewy muscles. The welding of bars of Iron held the little folks spellbound as they crowded Into one corner, beyond the spark zone. The problem of picturing to them a blacksmith, shop was what mrluenccd the teacher to plan the edu cational excursion to Eugene. Wonders Seen an Trip. On the way to the city, the wonders began to occupy the attention of the travelers. At Springfield, they boarded motor cars, which whirled them along at rapid rate, while ten little necks were craned in all directions watching freight trains, motor cars, and all man ner of conveyances, such as they had never seen, pass in an almost endless procession. They had arrived in the busy world. One strange sight after another held their attention, while they plied their teacher with questions. , "What is that building? they asked It was a church. Some of them had attended church services in the school- house, but none ever before seen church building. The church was an institution which must be visited, it was decided, and a trip through the In rior of one of the most beautiful edi fices in the city was arranged. The telephone they talked on the telephone. They heard a strange voice which was a long way off and which sounded qtiite near. The clicking of the elegraph for the first time reached their cars and they saw a man writing what it said on a typewriter, about which they had had vague Ideas, but which was nevertheless a wonderful part of a new world. Picture Are Taken. In turn, they saw the linotype and the great printing presses, and had their pictures taken. The greatness of the country of Washington, Jefferson Lincoln, Edison and Burbank, and all the other great men whose lives and works are recorded In their school hooks, was forcibly presented to their minds. The members of the Portland Ad Club, who visited the city yesterday displayed no such interest as these hoys and girls when they were taken to the campus at the University of Oregon. There were no special guides to show them through the various departments- They walked around the buildings with their teacher, to take a look at the new kind of "school house." On the little diamond at High Prairie both the girls and boys play ball. All of them, according to th teacher, have become quite expert in the sport. They were eacer to locate the field on which the varsity elevens clash. Unexpected things offered constant surprises. For instance, a drinking fountain with the water bubbling out, as if from a great spring, rich in the midst of a busy street. All the boy and girls immediately developed thirst. Show-Window Cnrloalty. The show window, with letters on it, just like those in the primer, w&s real curiosity. They crowded about the front of the stores, amazed at the things which scarcely interest the city boy and girl. The electrical signs were also a revelation, one business man turning on the lights as a special dem onstraiion. Later in the day they were taken to the Eugene Woolen mills to see the place where cloth is made. The process was a revelation. During the afternoon, the crowning feature of the day was presented. They were guests at a motion picture show They had seen the pictures in the storybook, but never had they seen any motion pictures. The names of the boys and girls In the party, and their ages, follow; Pearl Wolf, 14; Carl Hamner, 14; Jtuby Ham ner, 12; Hazel Hebert. 12; Alta Wolf, 12; Boyd Wolf. 9i Amy Hamner, Thelma Chenoweth, S; Dale Hamner, 8 Clare Hamner o. - The High Prarie school is at an ele vation of 2500 feet where snow remains on the ground several months each year. ". V ' - of two who honor before love starring Norma Talmadge and the Griffith-Fine Arts kiddies. The scenes range from the city's gay night life to the most entrancing glimpses of real fairyland. THE HUSBAND THE WIFE THE MAN 0 THE SIREN JM Siorty HsiinniiltonL in A Rough Knight The Fun Has Been Packed Into 2 Reels. It's a Kevstone. Every Monday Evening Fashion Shoto--Living hlodels. Displaying Latest Styles for Men and Women Courtesy Eastern Outfitting Co. COLUMBIA Sixth and Washington' Continuous 10:30 A. M. to 11 P. 31. 8,000,000 GET RELIEF I'ROKKSSOR KITTBKDCiK TKI.I.S OK IX BKI.GIIM. OBK KxpendMurc. rut nt isflm,mra. Which Home ountrlr. tribute V(MM.MM Moathlr. loi- LOItVALMS. Or.. May S. "Seven million persons in Belgium and 1.00J. 000 in Northern France are stilt beins fed by the Belslan Relief Commission." according to Trace)- Barrett Kittredge, Infpector for the Belgian Relief Com mission, who left for the Kast today to sail for Rotterdam May 11. Mr. Kittreotce U an instructor in history at the I'niverslty of California, but most of the time Mince the war began has been spent in Kurope. He was riding a bicycle In Germany when the war broke out and was Jailed as a spy because his passport, which was American, was written in the Kngllsh lanKuage. letter he went to Kngland and three months. after the outbreak of the war joined the relief expedition. He declares -that since the war began move than Jlii0.000.000 has been spent for the relief of the Belgians. The ex penditure amounts to approximately $10 0O0.0' a month and of this amount the' Belgians themselves are paying about 6.0jO,000. France pays another $2,000,000. -L am struck with the misapprehen sion the people of the United States hnve with respect to the countries at War." he said. "People seem to think there is great danger in traveling in Kurope now. The reverse is the case, as considerably more official protec tion is piven." r yapz . i ' 'hi S"v ( 'If 'y . - tj I t - t y 1Sssr k ill i i- MAN DIES ON WAY TO JAIL . Crals, I'requcnt Offender, Has I,a-t Hide in Patrol Vagtn. A. J. Craig, who. according to officers has been a frequent visitor at the City Jail on Jiarges of drunkenness, took his last ride in & patrol wagon yester- I l ., , 1 ... ., M,i.n ,,lAl . North Third street, where Crai had been staying, and he found the man in an apparently helpless condition. The patrol wagon was called, but Craig died while on the way to the Police Kmer S-ncy Hospital. The body was taken to the public morgue, where Deputy Coroner Smith pronounced death to be due to natural causes. Itonf of House Catolies 1-Tre. The roof of a house at 334 Flanders street caught fire yesterday afternoon about 3:20. and for a time the building was threatened. Quick work on the part of the tire bureau, however. re- Milted in getting the fire under control -fore any great damage had been done. The house is occupied by Anna Junes, a colored woman. FEAR OF PAIN It "1 KEEPS MANY ) FROM THE DENTIST . 1 YOUR FEARS IFmv-h are nt this offiro at lrast. Bunders and inxprirnced men cause se vere pain. Th Fklllful dentist rarely causes a twtth. Com to this office and ban ish your fears. Pa In lens Kxtraetlon of Teeth. DR. B. E. WRIGHT Varthwrst f'.rner SIKh and tlanhlnitloa, Northwest BulldiDK. hone Main at IB. A 21 t. Office Haorrn. R A. M. to 1'. M. Conaultatlou Kree. Trade Up stairs, Men! Why? Because you can buy more for your dollars. I'm upstairs and save $10,000.00 a year in rent, and you get the benefit. Why should your money go to benefit the higtt-rent landlord? I sell standard makes in ready-to- wear clothes and save you ?5.00 to 10.00. Come upstairs and trade. See the )0 no mnn nn on .i0 ronn nr rr rr naQ'-rrfrrrrr no cor r rr rr rr no nr. rr rr rr rr sonrrrrrrrrr 30 rr rr rrrrrr nnrr rr rrrrrr r rrrc." $20 Men's Suits for $-H 175 14 $25 Men's Suits for $ -n 075 iL C2 ALL .READY TO WEAR ALTERATIONS FREE JIMMY DUNN THE CLOTHIER 315-16-17 Oregonian BIdg. Elevator to 3d Floor SIBNEY SOLID Produced Lu Exclusive Processes Durrioafor . BALLOU & WRIGHT ' Broadway at Oak Street, rortland. Orejro". to i