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TTTE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, HAT 14. 1916. PASTOR CONVICTED ON GIRL'S CHARGE Jury, Out 22 Hours, Decides Rev. Mr. Slaughter Guilty, but Asks Leniency. WOMEN KISSED GOODBYE Minister Led Off to Jail When Bail Is Denied, and One Sympathizer Embraces Him Affectionately -as He Leaves for Prison. OROVILX.E. Cal., May 13. Rev. Madison C. Slaughter pastor of aChico, Cal.,. Baptist Church, was found guilty today of attacking 15-year-old Gertrude Laiuson. Rev. Mr. Slaughter was indicted on five counts by the county grand jury January 31. each count alleging a matutory offense. The indictments were returned In the face of testimony of the girl's father and mother repudiating as untrue their daughter's etory. Since the Indictments Chico and virtually Butte County has been split in two bitter factions on the question of the minister's guilt or innocence. So acute was the feeling during the-first trial that Judge Gregory banned any sermons or lectures concerning the case in Butte County. Rev. Mr. Slaughter was hanged In effigy In Chico after the first Jury refused to convict him. He has been Treaching regularly in his church every Sunday since the indictments were returned. Throughout the trials he lias stoutly maintained that Uie prose cution was a conspiracy against him because of his opposition to the liquor traffic. Girl's Kathcr Is Bondsman. Rev. Mr. Slaughter was arrested im mediately after being indicted and released on $20,000 bonds. Fred Iiameon. Gertrude's father, was one of the bondsmen and during the trials he and his wife swore that the daughter's tory was untrue. Gertrude has been held in a detention home for nearly three months by the District Attorney's office. Rev. Mr. Slaughter's offenses, it was charged, were all committed in Chico, where Gertrude and her parents at tended the minister's church. It was brought out in the trial that Gertrude had been sent to the minister for in struction. The Jury retired yesterday noon and were ready with its verdict at the opening of court this 'morning. It was Rev. Mr. Slaughter's second trial on one of five charges lodged against him. The minister won a Jury disagreement April 3 on his first trial, which stretched over a month. . The jury was out 22i hours. A recommendation of mercy was made by the Jurymen. Woman Sympathiser Kisses Pastor. Rev. Mr. Slaughter, In court with his wife and daughters, took the verdict almly, his head bowed. Judge Gregory denied a request for bail and the min ister was led off to jail, with his wife daughters and women sympathizers orylne aloud at his heels. He kissed them all good-bye save Mrs. Ida Camper. With tears streaming down her face, Mrs. Camper grasped Rev. Mr. Slaugh ter's arm. pulling him back to her and kissed him. She supported the minister as one of the principal alibi witnesses lor the defense. Attorneys !for Rev. Mr. Slaughter announced they would -seek an appeal Immediately. The maximum sentence for the offense is 50 years and the minimum one year. DANCE STORY SHOCKS TACOMA MORALS OFFICER TELLS OF "GL'MDROP CABARETS." - Women of Social Service Board Are Itorrlfled at Report of Improper "Raggins" In "Dry" Cafes. TACOMA. Wash.. May 13. (Special.) Women members of the Solcal Service Board shuddered today when Public Morals Officer Jurlsch told what he had seen in cafes and candy stores where dancing is allowed. He said that never before had he seen such sensuous dances as those in the "gumdrop cabarets." where soda water drinkers "ragged." "Everybody swarmed on the floor when the rag- musio started." said Jurlsch. "Such suggestive attitudes and positions I never saw before. It was scandalous. I watched one young man Industriously chewing a girl's neck." "Oh!" exclaimed several women. "Ah, ugh-h-h-h," said others, with expressions of the deepest horror and disapproval. Jurisch declared that conditions are worse In the "dry" cabarets than they ever were in public dancehalls. One proprietor of a candy store has en tirely discontinued dancing in his place because he was told by the Board that he would have to reform the gaiety. The Board sent a sharp order to all oabaret owners that nothing of a "sporty" nature would be tolerated, and that if they did not comply with the code of morals set by the city their shops would be closed for good. Colonel Sibley is said to have tele graphed General Funaton. now at San Antonio, asking for more troops for the expedition. FARM SESSION IS MAY 26 Irogged-Off Land Problems to Be Discussed at Washington. "V." UNIVERSITY O F WASHINGTON". May 13. Washington's logged-off land problem will be made the subject of a conference at the University of Wash ington, May 26. The first session will open at 10 o'clock in the morning, with Governor Lister presiding. The reforestation of logged-off. non- agricultural areas will otfer subject matter for the morning meeting. In the afternoon the conferees will turn their attention to modifications of the Murphine law. providing for logged-off EX-MAYOR OF BUTTEVILLB CANDIDATE FOR SEAT IN NEXT LEGISLATURE. RECORD IS OPEN OIIE1 Mr. McArthur Says Inquiry Will Be Welcomed. ISSUE ONCE SETTLED Result of Election Two Years Ago Declared to Show People Under stood Charges, Which Were Then Threshed Out. y' y i Fred W. Scheurer. BUTTE VI LLE, Or., May 13. (Special.) Fred W. Scheurer, who Is a candidate for Represen tative In the Legislature from Marlon County, is 8 years old and has lived in Oregon all his life. He was city marshal of Butteville for five years, Mayor one year, and has just been elect ed Councilman after declining re-election as Mayor. In his plat form he promises to endeavor to obtain legislation to reduce taxes in the state to the lowest point consistent with a proper admin istration of county and state af fairs; liberal support of the pub lic schools and building of per manent roads as fast as possible without imposing heavy burdens on the taxpayers: and elimina tion of useless commissions. land districts; rural credit systems and their operation in Europe; direct state aid and private enterprise. County Ag riculturist F. W. Rader will preside in the evening, at which time agricul tural uses of the land will be discussed by experts from Washington State Col lege. U-BOAT PUNISHES SWEDE Captain Attacked With Cntlasses, Schooner Burned and Shelled. STOCKHOLM, via London. May 13. The captain of the Swedish schooner! Harald gives In the Dagncs Nyheter an account of tne sinking of his ship by a German submarine in the North Sea on May 6. The ship was halted by the submarine, the commander of which gave the crew 16 minutes In which to abandon the schooner. The captain of the Harald refused to obey the order and hoisted the Swedish flag. The Germans then boarded the ship and poured petroleum over the vessel, which they lighted. They then attacked the captain with cutlasses, forcing him into a small boat. The blazing petroleum not destrly ing the Harald quickly enough, the ship was sunk by gun fire from the submarine. 1 IN FEDERAL LIQUOR NET BANDITS OUT 111 FORCE MAJOR LONGHORXE'S COLUMN NEAR 500 OF ENEMY. IS Colonel Sibley Presses Forward With Fonrteenth Cavalry and Sends to Fnnstoa for Reinforcements. MARATHON. Tex., May 13. Fifty miles south of the Mexican border from Bouquillas. Major Langhorne halted his dash after the Glenn Springs -. and JBoqulllas raiders tonight to await the arrival of Colonel Frederick W. Sibley and three troops of the Four teenth Cavalry. Earlier in the day advance scouts of Major Langhorne s squadron met sev cral Mexican cowboys and from infor mation secured from them learned that , the bandits were concentrated about 60 miles southward, and numbered more ;;than 600. On receipt of this news Major Lanz : horns set a courier to advise Colonel ' Sibley, commander of the expedition. From an authoritative source it was learned that Colonel Sibley decided to cross with the Fourteenth Cavalry, '. leaving a small garrison at Boquillas. " the sub-base, and push on with all . speed. In the hope that Major Lang horne would sot attack until he ar rived. Before fordinc the IUo Grande, Arrest of Amos Strong at Chehalis Is First of Campaign. TACOMA. Wash.. May 13. (Special.) The first Federal prosecution in Ta coma In the war on the Illicit manufac ture of liquors and sale through boot leggers developed in the arrest today of Amos Strong at Chehalis on a secret Federal indictments returned early in the week charglnf violation of the Internal revenue laws. Strong . was bound over to appear In the United. States District Court here Monday by United States Court Com missioner Westover at Chehalis. Bond was fixed at $500. Pierce County officers recently made serious complaint agains the manufac ture of a white liquor by moonshiners in Lewis County and shipment of the product Into Pierce County for sale by bootleggers in this county. WASHINGTON. May S. (To the Edi tor.) I note that E. V. Llttlefield. one of my opponents for the Republican nomination for Congress, is out with the statement that he intends to make a full exposure of my record in connec tion with the Jury selections in the Oregon land-fraud cases In 1905, my services as lobbyist at the last session of the Oregon Legislature, my action as Speaker of previous Legislatures and my association with the "invisible Gov ernment" crowd. I am not going into detail as to the land-fraud matters, for the reason that they were fully threshed out two years ago. and my relation thereto explained to the public In view of the result of the election of that year, the public evidently did not care to have the land- fraud question revived. I gave out a full and complete statement of my en tire knowledge of the questionable methods of selecting Juries In the land fraud cases, and if any persons now wish to revive this antiquated ques tion, they will do well to adhere strict ly to the facts and not Indulge them selves in misrepresentations. ChUKM of Lobbying; Denied. As to Mr. Littlefield's reference to my being a lobbyist for the special In terests at the last session of the Legis lature, I will say that there is nothing to his charges. I spent IS days at the Legislature, urging the passage of Sen ate bill 90, providing for a refund by the state of Oregon to Alma D. Katz. of Portland, in connection with certain relinquishments that he had made when the state took over the Tumalo irriga tion project. This was a meritorious measure, and I appeared there as attor ney for Mr. Katz and have no regrets or apologies to offer for so doing. During previous sessions of the Leg islature, when I was not a member, I had appeared for other clients. Just as hundreds of other lawyers have done at various times. The bill In question passed the Senate without a dissenting vote and passed the House with but slight opposition. Mr. Littierieid him self voted for the bill, as will be seen by examination of the House journal. There would have been no necessity for Mr. Katz to employ me or any other attorney to appear for the bill, had it not been for the underhanded tactics of certain lobbyists who secretly op posed it in the hope of being employed to assist In its passage. This was the only measure which I appeared for at the Legislature besides a oouple of bills In which the Oregon Purebred Live stock Association was interested and a widow's claim in connection with a horse and saddle furnished by her hus band during the Yakima Indian War. For these latter measures I received no compensation not even my expenses Mr. Llttlefield Challenged. I challenge Mr. Llttlefield to point to any bill or resolution considered by the Legislature or any of Its commit tees, aside from the measures above mentioned, wherein I appeared and so licited the affirmative or negative vote of any member, and if any member of the Legislature, including Mr. Llttle field. will say that I approached him for or against any measure other than those designated, then there will be some foundation for Mr. Littlefield's charges. I am willing to leave the matter to such men as Senators L. L. Ividdle, Y , H. Ragsdale. J. N. Burgess, R. S. Far rell. Dan Kellaher and C. L. Hawley, and Representatives Lloyd J. Went- worth. S. B. Houston. Conrad P. Olson J. E. Anderson, John Gill, Wesley O. Smith. R. N. Stanfield. or any other Senator or Representative In the Legis lature. Let any of these members say whether or not I approached them, di rectly or indirectly, on any measure other than those indicated and whether I soatrht to promote legislation In be half of the special interests and to thwart legislation in which the publlo was interested. This talk of Mr. Little field's is the cheapest kind of campaign claptrap and unworthy of a man who aspires to a seat In the National House of .Representatives. Record as Speaker Open. Mr. Llttlefield says he is going to tell the public cf my record as Speaker of the Oregon Legislature. He is welcome to do so. I am perfectly willing to have his legislative record and mine printed In parallel columns and let the public Judge which of us has supported the greater amount of constructive legislation in the Interests of the people of Oregon. If my legislative record is so bad, why did Mr. Llttlefield support me for Congress two years ago, and whv did he apk me to solicit support for him when he aspired to he Speaker last Legislature? Llttlefield has had much to say associations with the "invis ible government" crowd and has pro claimed himself as the proper candi date for progressive Republicans to support at the coming primary election. If I remember correctly, Mr. Little field was secretary of the Republican State Central Committee that issued the call for the ill-fated "assembly" In 1910. He was Just as enthusiastic about the "assembly" as I was and his connection with it should estop him from branding me as the candidate of the reactionaries. Mr. Littlefield's charge that I am in league with the corporations would come with better grace if It were- not a Known fact that the law firm of Little- field & McGuire appeared in the Cir cuit Court of Clackamas County only a few months ago as attorneys for the Weyerhauser Land Company one of the most powerful timber syndicates In the country. This Is a matter of record in the Courthouse at Oregon City. Glass House Easily Damaged. There can be no objection to Mr. Llttlefield and his partner's acting as attorneys for the Weyerhauser inter ests, but It is apparently wicked for me to have accepted fees for professional services rendered to corporations dur ing the time I was practicing law in Portland. I would like to remind Mr Llttlefield of the old adage that "peo ple living in glass nouses should not throw stones." Mr. Llttlefield and his sucoorters have dwelt at length on my associa tions and alleged associations with certain Portland politicians, but they entirely overlook Mr. Littlefield's polit ical bed fellows. The records of some of the Individuals who are lustily sup porting Mr. Littlefield's campaign would make most Interesting reading. One of tne campaign stories that the Llttle field crowd has been putting out Is that I have promised to have certain persons appointed as United States Mar shal, etc.. in the event of my re-election and the election of a Republican President. There is no foundation what ever for this story. T have msde no Vancouver Church Pays $1050 Debt. VANCOUVER. Wash., May 13. (Spe cial.) A special feature of the service at the First Christian Church tomor row morning will be the burning of a mortgage for $1060, which was paid oir during the week. Mother's day services will be held under the direction of Rev. R. H. Sawyer, pastor, and the mortgage will be burned, by Mrs. Pris- cilla Sparks, the oldest member and an active church worker. Chinese Compel Vaacclnation. PEKIN. March SO. Compulsory vac cination is to be Introduced in Pekln, beginning April 1. The metropolitan police have served a notice to all hos Pltals in Pekln to vaccinate all their patients, and similar orders have been issued to private practitioners. The vaccination will also be extended to schools, and made general as rapidly as possinie. BANISHJCROFULA Rood's Sarsaparllla Cleanses the Blood, Skin Troubles Vanish. Scrofula eruptions on the face and body are both annoying and disfigur ing. Many a complexion would bs per feet If they were not present. This disease shows itself In other ways, as bunches In the neck, inflamed eyelids, sore ears, wasting of the mus cles, a form of dyspepsia and general debility. Ask your druggist for Hood's Sarsa parllla. This great medicine complete ly eradicates scrofula. It purifies and enriches the blood, removes humors and builds up the whole system. It em bodies the careful training, experience and skill of Mr. Hood, a pharmacist for fifty years, in its quality and power to cure. Scrofula Is either Inherited or ac quired. Better be sure you are quite free from it. Get Hocd's Sarsaparllla and befrin taking It today. promises, nor shall I make any. They would violate the corrupt practices act and I could not take the oath of office if I were to make them. All patronage matters will be taken care of at the proper time by the Oregon delegation not by any Individual Congressman. If Mr. Llttlefield Is so anxious for a clean campaign, why does not he re pudiate the libelous cartoon-circulars of the carpet-bag leaders of the Anti Saloon League? Why does not he de nounce the false and fraudulent regis trations that have been made at the Courthouse, and stand squarely as a Republican candidate for Republican votes? 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